YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

Estimates of the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 have gone down to near zero, but that doesn't mean Earth is safe.

What a difference 30 minutes made! Barry Evans (he/him, [email protected]) is reminded that the odds against his birth ...

It's very rare that planetary geologists can tell whether it was an asteroid or comet that hit. One of the most famous of ...

For example, an asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide - much larger than 2024 YR4 - hit off the coast of Mexico's ...

The risk of the asteroid hitting Earth has fallen from 3 per cent to 0.002 per cent in a matter of days, but if the chance ...

The European Space Agency now says the chances of an asteroid known as YR4 striking Earth have dipped to .001%.

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Richard Moissl, head of the ESA’s planetary defense office, told AFP that observing the asteroid -- then ruling out a direct hit -- was “a very exciting and educational exercise.” ...