NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years
However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of 90m means it is roughly the size of Big Ben. The celestial body has been closely monitored by NASA since its December 2024 discovery.
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
NASA and the European Space Agency have issued updates on what is considered to be the most dangerous asteroid astronomers ...
YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.
SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...
A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...
China has formed a planetary defense team to monitor asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.2% impact probability. Global space ...
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