While the asteroid's possibly collision with earth wouldn't be until 2032, there's been a lot of talk about the possibility ...

The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.

For several years, astronomers have been aware of a much-ballyhooed “city-killer” asteroid named YR4 2024, which is hurtling ...

The world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth. But how threatening is YR4, and how does ...

NASA’s double-asteroid redirection test, launched in 2022, was an actual experiment in space. It sent a rocket to strike an ...

A stronomers detected a 40-to-80-meter asteroid, dubbed a “city killer,” with the potential to collide with Earth in 2032, ...

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

As predicted, we are most likely completely safe from this small asteroid, but now there's a greater chance of it striking the Moon in 2032!

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Despite the significant drop in risk, asteroid 2024 YR4 remains at the top of the Sentry Risk Table. The next most concerning object is 1950 DA, with a 0.039 percent chance of impacting Earth in the ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, is now the riskiest asteroid ever detected. On Tuesday, NASA calculated that ...