An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

YR4, once feared to hit Earth, may now strike the Moon in 2032, with NASA tracking its path using the Webb Telescope., ...

YR4, once flagged as a potential Earth threat, is now being tracked for a possible Moon impact in 2032, with a 3.8% chance of ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

NASA has updated its estimates for asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to hit Earth. The risk of an Earth impact in 2032 has ...

The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.

An asteroid named 2011 VG9, approximately 390 feet wide, is approaching Earth at a speed of 85,520 km/h, set to pass on April ...

Asteroid 2023 KU, comparable to a 35-story building, will safely pass Earth on April 11, 2025, at a distance twice that of ...

Discovered in December 2024 in the Chilean desert, the asteroid 2024 YR4 initially posed a minuscule risk of impacting Earth. NASA had initially assessed a striking probability of just 0.004% for a ...