China is conducting the recruitment drive possibly to tackle 2024 YR4), an asteroid which could hit Earth in 2032.

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see ...

If a space rock of this size were to strike Earth, it could cause significant regional damage — similar to the 2013 ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

Measuring 40-100 metres wide, 2024 YR4 will most certainly zoom past the Earth at a very close distance, but what has people ...

"While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1% to a ...

YR4 was first reported to the Minor Planet Center – the international clearing house for small body positional measurements – ...

ATLANTA — The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has doubled, now sitting at 2.3 percent. The headlines alone can make one nervous. So, is it something to be concerned about?

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

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Astronomers are observing asteroid 2024 YR4, with a current 2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. The potential impact zone ...