On Dec. 27, 2024, researchers noticed a concerning sight in the sky. After careful observation and calculation, they revealed ...

this asteroid was the biggest threat NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) had ever reported for an asteroid of this size. Now, the Torino scale — a risk level assessment tool used to ...

The highest risk assessment an asteroid has ever received was 2.7% in 2004. NASA regularly tracks asteroid activity in case one has a trajectory towards Earth. If a large enough space rocked is ...

If you've been worrying about reports of a possible asteroid impact in 2032, we have very good news. NASA has dropped the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 — at first to 1 in 67 ...

The latest assessment from NASA ... if it does, the asteroid will make landfall at 8.52am GMT on Wednesday, December 22, with NASA painting a "risk corridor" home to more than 100million people.

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At its highest point a day earlier, the impact risk factor clocked in at 1 in 32, or 3.1%, making YR4 the most dangerous asteroid since the inception of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object ...

The asteroid is predicted to be around 40m to 100m wide (NASA/Eyes On) There's also the fact that 2024 YR4 is reportedly now has the highest risk assessment an asteroid has ever received in ...

No need to brace for Armageddon just yet. After reaching seemingly apocalyptic levels yesterday, the odds of “city killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 striking our planet have dropped dramatically.

A NASA scientist has warned that "the risk of an asteroid impact is real" and the "consequences would be huge" as he urges people to think about how "there could be something coming". Planetary ...

as has happened with many other objects that have previously appeared on Nasa’s asteroid risk list. “It is also possible its impact probability will continue to rise.” ...