Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, with an increased 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in 2032.

Astronomers discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It crosses Earth's orbit. Observations show a slightly increased chance of a lunar impact in 2032. The probability is now 4.3%. There is no risk to Earth.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This rare data update refined the asteroid’s projected path and revealed a ...

NASA recently revealed that improved observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have sharpened the asteroid's projected path.

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...

By February 2024, NASA had ruled out any Earth strike. The updated odds dropped to near zero, and 2024 YR4 was officially ...

An asteroid scientists feared would cause havoc by striking the Earth in the year 2032 now has an increased likelihood of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and other agencies are studying a large asteroid that was discovered in 2024. While Asteroid 2024 YRA has a minute chance of hitting Earth in seven ...

NASA has continuously been monitoring 2024 YR4 since it was first reported on Dec. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space ...