Asteroid 2024 YR4, approximately the size of the Statue of Liberty, may impact Earth on December 22, 2032. The probability of collision is 2.3% as per reports. This threat necessitates careful ...

That's worrisome for an asteroid, but it's not a "planet killer." "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ESA ...

Large quantities of aerosols and gases released by the impact could ascend into the atmosphere, altering Earth’s climate with lingering effects, she said. If Bennu were to strike the ocean ...

About seven years from now, in 2032, an asteroid orbiting the Sun will fly so close to Earth that it has a little over 1 percent chance of impact. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, stands out as the only ...

An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region, according to the European Space Agency's Planetary Defence Office ...

but Scout’s job is to calculate if there is any chance whatsoever that this object may impact Earth within the next month or so. Scout does this math before the object is even confirmed to be ...

Odds are a funny thing. 1-in-100, for example, sounds like a long shot—until you find out it’s the chance that an asteroid will impact Earth. In a surprising—but not definitive—turn of ...

Feb. 8, 2025 Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the Earth in just under eight years. And the odds, overall ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded ...

Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain low — but with relatively limited observations so ...