Another red-flagged rock is the hefty “god of chaos” asteroid Apophis, which will pass closer to Earth than some satellites in 2029.

Early last week, 2024 YR4 briefly broke a record once reached by the asteroid Apophis after it was first spotted in 2004. At its peak threat level, 2024 YR4 reached a 3 on the Torino Scale and had ...

The last time was about 20 years ago, with the asteroid Apophis in 2004, which reached a couple of percent for a brief period in time before the uncertainty region could be constrained.

Astronomers said the threat posed by Asteroid 2024 YR4 now exceeds the threat posed by the widely known 2004 Apophis asteroid. YR4 still has a 97% chance of missing Earth, but the 3.1% chance it ...

If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news ... even prompted no shortage of comparisons to Apophis, its much larger cousin that gave humanity ...