A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

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 ...

The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting ... planet. That increase briefly saw 2024 YR4 labelled as the riskiest asteroid in the history of NASA’s Centre for Near ...

A “city killer” asteroid ... planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in December 2024 and believed to have a 3% chance of hitting the ...

The asteroid, thought to be capable of leveling a city, set a new record in February for having the highest chance—3.1%—of hitting our home planet than scientists have ever measured.

The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime ... crosses Earth's. This means that, during those windows, the asteroid and our planet don't have ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 ... initially showed a slight risk of hitting Earth in 2032, recent NASA data indicates it presents no substantial danger to our planet in 2032 or the future.

PARIS, France — A huge asteroid that was briefly ... highest chance — 3.1 percent — of hitting our home planet than scientists have ever measured. Earth's planetary defense community leapt ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory ... the gaps in a very simple way: by hitting an inner planet like Mars, Venus or Earth. Scientists also found that these ...

n huge asteroid that was briefly feared ... the highest chance -- 3.1 percent -- of hitting our home planet than scientists have ever measured. Earth's planetary defence community leapt into ...