A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it impacts, it could form a large crater and create meteoroids, affecting ...

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%. Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact ...

The asteroid was first discovered in late 2024 and reported when it surpassed the 1% impact probability threshold required to formally notify relevant U.S. government agencies of the object.

Getty NASA has considerably lowered the risk of the asteroid 2024 YR4’s collision with Earth. In a news release on Monday, Feb. 24, the space agency announced that the asteroid — which ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have officially ruled out the possibility of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032, with the latest analysis reducing the risk to just 0.001 ...

The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon.

Threat level reduced A week ago, asteroid 2024 YR4 held the highest recorded impact probability. NASA estimated a 3.1 percent chance of collision, while the European Space Agency (ESA) placed it ...

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