In my previous column I introduced the topic of risk and explained how to perform an impact risk analysis. One reason for doing this exercise is to find out what type of risk, or exposure, is ...

The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking Earth in just seven years. Reading time 3 minutes 2024 YR4 is a newly spotted ...

Time to breathe a sigh of relief. The asteroid that once posed the greatest impact risk to Earth in recorded history now has an effective 0% chance of striking our planet. The probability of asteroid ...

The latest update from NASA has raised the collision probability in 2032 from 2.6% to 3.1%, while ESA has increased it from 2.4% to 2.8%. 2024 YR4 has already surpassed the percentage that Apophis ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has already been a topic of close scrutiny because of the threat it poses to colliding with Earth. Recently ...

2024 YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored. Reading time 3 minutes 2024 YR4 first caught astronomers’ eyes on ...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) hoists the Lombardi Trophy after leading the Chiefs to a Super Bowl LVII victory, 38-35, over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at ...

An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a collision are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the space ...