The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.
Astronomers are working to reduce the uncertainty about the asteroid’s orbit and rule out any impact risk, but it will fade from view from Earth in a few months.
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy. The halo, known as an ...