Asteroids don’t need to be on a collision course with Earth to make headlines. Take asteroid 2024 YR4, for example, a space rock that was once thought to pose a small risk to Earth but is now being ...
When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered, it created a bit of a kerfuffle when it was reported it had a couple-percent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. At 60 meters (196 feet) across, this ...