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’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 ...

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

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

Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a possible asteroid impact in 2032, we have very good news. NASA has dropped ...

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?

It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...

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

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

NASA was recently tracking a large asteroid, known as the "city killer," after finding a small chance of it hitting Earth in ...

Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.