The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected on December 27, 2023, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. A massive asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has captured global attention as both Nasa and China scramble to assess and counter the looming threat. With a 1 in 38 chance of impact in 2032, scientists warn that…
Nasa will be monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 which has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Nasa has identified an asteroid with a 3.1 percent chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032, making it the most significant impact risk ever recorded by modern forecasting. Despite the rising probability, experts assure there is no…
On Christmas Day 2024, an asteroid nearly the size of a football field silently slipped past Earth, coming within twice the distance of the Moon. Just two days later, astronomers peering through a Chilean telescope noticed something disconcerting: this space rock, now designated 2024 YR4, might not miss us next time.Since then, its trajectory has…
On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to study and track asteroids near our planet. Read on for all the details!What is asteroid 2025 BK?Asteroid 2025 BK is a massive space rock, about 160 feet wide- – roughly the length of a…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. Scientists in Spain may have taken a giant leap in safeguarding Earth from potential asteroid collisions. A study published in the ‘Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society’ highlights a new formula that uses the gravitational bending of light to pinpoint the precise locations of…