YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...
According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.
The odds of a newly discovered asteroid '2024 YR4' crashing into Earth are rising according to scientists. Here's what to know and where it can hit.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
For comparison ... The asteroid is about the same size as the Tunguska meteor. In 1908, a meteor exploded over the Russian Tunguska River with a detonation that may have been as large as 50 ...
Astronomers will adjust the likelihood on a daily basis as they take in more information about the asteroid’s size and trajectory ... making it at least as large as a 14-story building ...
For comparison ... and speed as well as composition. The asteroid is about the same size as the Tunguska meteor. In 1908, a meteor exploded over the Russian Tunguska River with a detonation that may ...
But scientists now say that there is a very real chance Earth will be hit by a 'city killer' asteroid on December ... be more than twice as large. A blast that size would topple residential ...