This diagram illustrates the range of possible locations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 in yellow on Dec. 22, 2032. Credit: NASA / JPL Center for Near-Earth Object Studies ...

A diagram shows its orbit around Earth, ... The skyscraper-sized asteroid 2002 NV16 is pictured making its closest approach to Earth Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in this illustration.

Congratulations! You probably won’t be killed by an asteroid on December 22, 2032. NASA says 2024 YR4 now has a minuscule chance of hitting Earth, but the moon isn’t fully in the clear.

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is orbiting near Earth’s region of the solar system, and preliminary estimates by space agencies give it a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 ...

This diagram models the proposed reorientation of Ganymede after an asteroid impact, which would have caused the moon to spin around, leaving the impact crater almost exactly on the meridian ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

This diagram shows the orbital path of Asteroid 2024 YR4. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) ... The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid zipping past the Earth this afternoon at a zippy 18,700 miles per hour. The space rock—dubbed "2025 CN"—is estimated to be some 28 feet across, according ...

On Feb. 7, the asteroid’s chances of hitting our planet grew to 2.3 percent, and as of Feb. 18, there’s a 3.1 percent chance that 2024 YR4 will impact Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

This diagram models the proposed reorientation of Ganymede after an asteroid impact, which would have caused the moon to spin around, leaving the impact crater almost exactly on the meridian ...