These provided sufficient data on the asteroid’s orbit to finally rule out, with certainty, any impact on Earth for at least 100 years. APOPHIS RADAR OBSERVATIONS MADE ON MARCH 8, 9, AND 10 ...

But like 2024 YR4, Apophis also quickly dropped from a 4 to a 0 on the Torino Scale after astronomers spotted archival observations of the asteroid that more precisely clarified its orbit.

In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.

While the asteroid won't again be observable from Earth until June 2028, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to study it in March from orbit. NASA and the European Space Agency also are ...