In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our planet are now zero. Last week, it was the riskiest asteroid to hit our planet ...

There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight ...

Discovered after passing by Earth in December, the asteroid will remain visible through April. After that time, it will be ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock.

On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to ...

New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to ...

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

A 300-foot asteroid might be headed our way, astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more.