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

At the end of 2024, a NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted 2024 YR4 and a month later scientists concluded there was a more than 1% chance the asteroid would ...

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ... according to the ESA. “Tiny asteroids do hit the Earth all the time, disintegrating in the atmosphere as fireballs; fortunately small ones cause ...

The asteroid’s impact probability will continue to evolve—likely diminishing to zero—but 2024 YR4 will officially remain an object of concern so long as its estimated chance of striking Earth remains ...

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start worrying?

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth decreased from 3.1% to 1.5% on Wednesday. NASA has reported a slight chance of 2024 YR4 colliding with the moon. The chances of an asteroid ...

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

Its impact on Earth could be as powerful as a 75 megaton nuclear ... she said. “The probability of an asteroid hitting Earth ...

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

In short, asteroid 2024 YR4 went from breaking records for known threatening asteroids to being a near-zero threat. At some ...