Experts in the country elaborated that Ganymed is a near-Earth asteroid categorised as an “Amor” asteroid, indicating that its orbit approaches Earth but “does not intersect it”.

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 0 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, meaning, "The likelihood of a collision is zero, or is so low as to be effectively zero.". A similar ...

An asteroid's chances of hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen again to over 3%. Experts say not to worry for now, as chances the asteroid will miss the Earth stand at nearly 97%. Astronomers now ...

The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large enough to destroy an entire city — has a 0.28% chance of colliding ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to scientists.

The asteroid, being monitored by multiple space agencies across the world, is about 90 meters in diameter. Newsweek contacted the European Space Agency for more information on the asteroid's timeline.

An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in 2032.. The good news? It's not coming for Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer visible, but NASA squeezed in one ...

The asteroid flew by Earth on Dec. 25, 2024, and was discovered on Dec. 27, Fast said. “NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office funds telescopes to survey the skies every night, looking ...