Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...

The potential risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 dropped to nearly zero following new observations that helped ...

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

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth. Last week, the asteroid had a 3.1% probability of ...

The asteroid will continue to be visible from Earth through April ... 7 planets will parade across Michigan's sky this week: How to see them YR4 previously peaked at 3 on the scale.

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

NASA’s DART mission tested asteroid deflection. Scientists analyzed ejecta patterns, momentum transfer, and deflection ...