That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely.

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

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The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers ...

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers." ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with two people – a planetary scientist who studies the geology of the Moon, and a space lawyer who studies space policy and geopolitics – about ...

IN GOOD SHAPE AS WELL. TODAY WE’RE GETTING THE FACTS ON THE DEADLY MIDAIR COLLISION IN WASHINGTON, DC. A NUMBER OF CLAIMS WERE MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ALSO SAW PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HOLD A ...

The planetary alignment, or a “planet parade” according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to SkyatNightMagazine. In total, six planets will be visible ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six- and seven-planet "alignments" in February. A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after ...

The scale, which ranges from 0 (no chance of impact) to 10 (a collision is certain and would ... according to the Planetary Society. Asteroid 2024 YR4’s rating of 3 may be the second-highest ...

The midair collision resulted in the highest death toll since November of 2001 when an American Airlines jet crashed shortly after leaving John F. Kennedy International, killing 265 people.