YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is roughly 130 to 300 feet across. It was first reported on Dec. 27, 2024, by the NASA-funded ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.

Based on its path, speed, and size, scientists have determined potential impact sites for YR4 in 2024. Impact projections are ...

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...