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Per WIRED, astronomers currently believe 2024 YR4 would create an airburst—or mid-air explosion—upon impact that would be ...

There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...

This week, we examine how a phone call between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has raised concerns among European ...

First spotted in December 2024, YR4 is estimated to be between 130 and 330 feet in size, roughly equivalent to a 40-story building. NASA reports that the asteroid has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth ...

Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting ...

A recently-discovered asteroid, which is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft in diameter, could strike Planet Earth in ...

On the world's first Asteroid Day, Nina Burleigh discovers that Nasa has already commissioned a team of 'planetary defenders' ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – NASA announced astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could return to Earth, sooner than expected.