Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...

Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the estimated sulfur release and its effects on the ...

Scientists have significantly decreased the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with ... But now, there’s good news—NASA has significantly lowered the probability of impact, bringing ...

The narrow difference is due to the two agencies’ use of different tools for determining the asteroid’s orbit and modeling its potential impact. But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance ...

Screenshot from INCREDIBLE dinosaur leg fossil is discovered! 練 Dinosaurs: The Final Day with Attenborough, Source: YouTube, Uploaded: BBC The fossil was uncovered at a hotspot for well-preserved ...

Good timing with the publication date, eh? Ars: Why are the impact odds increasing? Robin George Andrews: The asteroid’s orbit is not known to a great deal of precision right now, as we only ...

A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth. “Only a few asteroids have been studied ...

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." It might not look like much in this image, but this is the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 continues to keep us on our toes as astronomers work to determine its potential threat to our planet. The latest update is good news because, according to NASA, the chances of a 2032 ...

NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.

The good news is, this increase does not mean that the asteroid has become more dangerous. The path of the asteroid is defined by physical laws. It's already clear. It's just our knowledge of ...