Tag: Asteroid
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Hit the Moon, Measles Cases Rise, and...
American Lifespans, Monkeys That Yodel, Measles, and MoreStates sue HHS for public health cuts, measles cases continue to rise, and a study finds...
JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome Asteroid
JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome AsteroidNew observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4...
How Planetary Defenders Planned to Stop That City-Killer Asteroid
In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely damage or even destroy a city—stood a 3.1...
The Latest on the Texas Measles Outbreak, Asteroid 2024 YR4 Risks...
Measles Outbreaks, Asteroid Risks and Fish FriendsIn this week’s news roundup, we cover activity from the black hole at our galaxy’s center and...
What We Know about 2024 YR4, the Asteroid with a 2...
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.Have you heard that an asteroid might—just maybe—smack into Earth sometime in the next...
Is an Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032? Updates on NASA-Predicted Path...
An asteroid is coming close to Earth in the future — but officials urge the public not to panic. Just days after astronomers...
How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?
You’ve no doubt seen this sort of news story: “Astronomers say space rock may hit Earth in the not-too-distant future!” We usually see...
Will Asteroid 2024 YR24 Strike Earth in 2032?
In late December astronomers using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile observed a new asteroid near our planet. Dubbed...
