YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

“Newton was committed to a notion of natural philosophy that saw the discovery of God and His attributes as its chief end,” ...

Dated 1704, the letter reveals Newton’s belief that the apocalypse would occur in the mid-21st century. The scientist, also a ...