In December of 2024, Astrologists discovered a new asteroid, now namedAsteroid 2024 YR4. While there's still a lot to learn aboutAsteroid 2024 YR4, as of now astronomers the size of the asteroid at between 130 and 330 feet long. Astronomers are currently estimating the chance of impact w...
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters) wide, a "size range comparable to that of a large building." While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to uncover more details. Tha...
A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest analysis.The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly...
“For asteroids larger than 30 metres (98.4 feet) in size, 2024 YR4 now holds the record for the highest impact probability reached, and the longest time spent with an impact probability greater than 1%,” according to theESA. Ad Feedback Related articleAsteroid 2024 YR4 co...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is estimated to be between 100 and 300 feet wide. In a few weeks, NASA’sJames Webb Space Telescopewill use its Mid-InfaRed Instrument (MIRI) to study the thermal energy from the space rock, to help determine its size. This will provide an important data point in unde...
The biggest obstacle astronomers face when trying to determine the risk posed by newly discovered asteroids is calculating the unknowns. In the case of 2024 YR4, that includes the space rock’s size as well as its orbit. The European Space Agency created an animation to...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will continue to examine the asteroid in March “to further gain insights about its size for scientific purposes.” The space agency added that despite the asteroid no longer being a “significant impact hazard” to planet Earth, it was an “invaluable opport...
NASA plans to use the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in March to determine the exact size of asteroid 2024 YR4. Observation time has been cleared to study it in infrared, which will help refine its impact odds and assess its size, estimated to be between 40 and 90 meters. ...
At roughly three times that size, an impact from 2024 YR4 would cause an airblast explosion powerful enough to level buildings across a wide area, resulting in far greater damage and potential loss of life. Fortunately, Earth has been travelling around the so...
At roughly three times that size, an impact from 2024 YR4 would cause an airblast explosion powerful enough to level buildings across a wide area, resulting in far greater damage and potential loss of life. Fortunately, Earth has been travelling around the solar system for over...