“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

Its size is comparable to the Tunguska event of 1908, where an asteroid caused significant destruction over a vast area in Siberia. Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a rating of 3 on the Torino ...

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

A file photo of a fireball meteor (main) and the ESA map of the asteroid's expected entry location above Yakutia in northern Siberia (inset). The asteroid, named 2024 XA1, was detected only 12 ...

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

A small asteroid careened toward Earth before burning up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region. The space rock, which ...

An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth's atmosphere, ... Published Dec. 3, 2024, 2:37 p.m. ET.

December 3, 2024, 4:27 PM. 1:21. NASA/Adobe Stock. A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth.

A telescope in Chile discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December. It’s estimated to be 130 feet to 300 feet (40 meters to 90 meters) across. Observations by the Webb telescope should provide a ...

A telescope in Chile discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December. It’s estimated to be 130 feet to 300 feet (40 meters to 90 meters) across. Observations by the Webb telescope should provide a ...