Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 using telescopes in Río Hurtado, Chile, part of the NASA-funded Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) facility. The asteroid is estimated to be ...
You may unsubscribe at any time. The asteroid is rated at a 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a tool used for categorizing potential impacts. That means 2024 YR4 merits attention from ...
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) first spotted 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024. At that point the asteroid was 515,116 miles (829,000 kilometers) from Earth. The asteroid is ...
2024 YR4 has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032 The asteroid's impact could release energy equal to eight megatons of T Scientists stress ongoing monitoring but say risk may decrease ...
Even so, the object — called asteroid 2024 YR4 — is Earth's biggest known impact threat in 20 years and it's already triggered international planetary-defense planning. What's the threat level?
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 ...
Future observations of the asteroid will help scientists determine the likelihood of an impact. The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this ...
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This way, the authors were able to empirically estimate, for the first time, the total amount of sulfur released into the atmosphere due to the Chicxulub asteroid impact event. "Instead of ...
As scientists gather more data, these probability estimates will likely change. Currently, no other large asteroids are known to have an impact probability above 1%. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first ...