Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small NYT > Top Stories By: Robin George Andrews 29 January 2025 at 18:46 Researchers say thereβs a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet β but not until December 2032.
A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya NYT > Science By: Lynsey Chutel 2 January 2025 at 13:13 No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.