International space agencies, including NASA, are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of striking Earth in 2032. Named the ‘city-killer,’ the space rock measuring 130 to 300 feet wide, may cause a catastrophe if it impacts a densely populated area. Bruce Betts, chief scientist at The Planetary Society, warned of … Read more
The probability of a “city-killer” asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just increased to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, according to NASA, and a chilling animation depicting the apocalyptic impact that the asteroid could have is going viral online. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an estimated diameter of around 177 feet (54 meters), roughly the size of … Read more
On Christmas Day 2024, an asteroid nearly the size of a football field silently slipped past Earth, coming within twice the distance of the Moon. Just two days later, astronomers peering through a Chilean telescope noticed something disconcerting: this space rock, now designated 2024 YR4, might not miss us next time.Since then, its trajectory has … Read more