Scientists worldwide had dubbed asteroid YR 4 as a ‘city killer’ due to its estimated size that ranged between 40 meters and ...

The odds that the space rock, 2024 YR4, will smash into our planet in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, leading astronomers to conclude that we are no longer in danger.

The latest calculations show Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses next to no threat on impacting Earth. The impact probability was as high as 3.1%, but has now dropped to 0.004%. This decrease comes after ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in ...

On February 7, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculated that the nearly 300-foot-wide asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 2.3 percent chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. But on February 24 ...

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

SpaceX on Monday will launch a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit outfitted with 21 Starlink satellites, 13 of which will ...

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

NASA announced the NEO Surveyor mission, which aims to detect and track asteroids that could pose a catastrophic threat to our planet.

Earthlings can keep their plans seven years from now after scientists have officially declared Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not a ...

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