A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

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The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

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Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency is monitoring an asteroid with a slim chance to strike Earth in 2032. Asteroid ...

Observatories on Maunakea and Haleakalā are actively tracking 2024 YR4 to refine its trajectory. In 2022, UH was instrumental ...