NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth ... pass by earth. Photograph by Hitesh Sawlani A key issue with reflected sunlight is that it only gives a range of sizes. A larger ...

Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches this part of the solar system on Dec. 22, 2032. Although the asteroid will most likely pass ...

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The asteroid 2024 YR4, which is expected to pass Earth in 2032, was ...

On Apr. 13, 2029, Apophis will pass within 19,400 miles (31,200 km) of Earth — closer than geostationary satellites and the closest known approach of an asteroid of its size. Although ...

is the date that 2024 YR4 will pass closest to Earth. How far away is Asteroid 2024 YR4 from Earth now? Asteroid 2024 YR4’s current orbit is taking it away from Earth; it’s currently about ...

Asteroid 2025 CQ, about the size of a 15-story building, is expected to pass near Earth on February 5, 2025. Measuring 150 feet in width, it will travel at a speed of 60,898 kilometers per hour.

As of February 7, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculates that the nearly 300-foot-wide asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 2.3 percent chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032 ...

1-in-100, for example, sounds like a long shot—until you find out it’s the chance that an asteroid will ... of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth decreases with each subsequent pass.

The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. "Could" is a stretch, however, as scientists currently estimate those chances are 2.3%, according to ...

For now, it's zooming away from Earth, and its next close pass will not come until 2028. Scientists will be able to get another look at the asteroid then, Harwood said, and determine its orbit ...