The probability scale can be subdivided into equal intervals to show other probabilities: For example, four intervals labelled from 0 to 1 with subdivisions marked ¼ and ½ and ¾. This is the ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our planet are now zero. Last week, it was the riskiest asteroid to hit our planet ...

The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...

Nasa has predicted that a Big Ben-sized asteroid could hit the Moon and has given odds for the destructive collision. The ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

During the last few weeks, people all over the world were mesmerized by the news that an asteroid named 2024 YR4 had a slight probability of hitting the Earth in 2032. Initially, scientists from the ...

An asteroid named 2024 YR4, measuring between 40 to 90 metres wide, has drawn global attention due to its fluctuating ...

It's "uncommon for an asteroid to be rated at Torino Scale 3, because that can only happen for an asteroid larger than 20 meters (65 feet) with an impact probability of 1% or greater, which is ...

Scientists emphasize that this case highlights the importance of continuous asteroid tracking. Advanced monitoring helps ...

Though space agencies say the public should not worry about Asteroid 2024 YR4, its size and impact probability were unusual ... Asteroid 2024 YR4 is of a scale to severely damage a city or other ...