CNET

The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all but ...
CNN

The riskiest asteroid on record now has near-zero chance of hitting Earth

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA estimates that ...
CNN

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Not much is known ...
Ars Technica

Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Something in the sky captured the attention of astronomers in the final days of 2024. A telescope in Chile scanning the night sky detected a faint point of light, and it didn’t correspond to any of ...