For now, it's zooming away from Earth, and its next close pass will not come until 2028 ... Like that impactor, 2024 YR4 would be expected to blow up in the sky, rather than leaving a crater ...

The near-earth object was discovered in 2024 and has stirred up conversation on social media because it will make a close pass by Earth — within 60,000 miles, the publication reported.

Wednesday, February 1, will be an intriguing day for skywatchers as a rare, green comet will pass close to Earth for the first ... go out in the cold and stare up at the stars can watch it from ...

According to NASA’s analysis, the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a more than one percent chance of colliding with Earth on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2032 —meaning there is still about a 99% chance ...

Five asteroids are expected to make close approaches to Earth ... it didn't always pass by where the Earth happened to be, where it could be picked up easily," Fast said, explaining why the ...