It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a quest that will take it to 11 space rocks. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 77°F. Friday, June 20th 2025 ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.

Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to help us understand these space rocks. Skip to main content.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032. Latest U.S.

☄️ The impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 has dropped from 2.8% to 0.16%. Thanks to new observations, Earth is now at the edge of our shrinking ‘uncertainty window.’ ...

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile observed 2024 YR4 in January. This sequence of images is aligned so that the asteroid is at the center, with background stars ...

NASA has downgraded the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1.5 per cent, or 1-in-67, down from a high of a 1-in-32 chance, which was the highest odds yet of collision.. Astronomers ...

Astronomers have spotted an asteroid with a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be about 40-90 meters wide, big enough to cause local devastation but not ...

The near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in January 2025, shortly after the object was discovered in December 2024.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, NASA reports. Astronomers all over the world are watching the asteroid, trying to narrow down its future path. The risk will likely ...

The asteroid 2024 PT5 was probably the result of an earlier object’s collision with the moon. ... 2022 NX1, as yet another possible piece of the moon.

NASA's Eyes on Asteroids tool says the space rock, dubbed 2024 NX1, ... The asteroid will reach its nearest point to Earth at 02.56 am GMT during the early hours of Christmas Eve. ...