YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance ...

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that ...

YR4 asteroid is thought to be hockey puck shaped and house-sized, with the asteroid, detected in December, initially thought ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 — the one that caused a stir earlier this year due to its potential collision course with Earth — has a surprising tale to tell. A new study reports that this space rock likely ...

NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was feared to be on a deadly collision course with our planet, ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

2025 HU isn't the only asteroid approaching the Earth today. NASA is also tracking an airplane-sized space rock known as 2025 GD1, which is estimated to be about 86 feet across and will zip past the ...

Astronomers have constructed a 3D representation of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be one of the biggest objects to ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident ...