New observations suggest that a "city-killer" asteroid has a slightly higher chance of hitting the Moon than our planet.

New analyses have dramatically altered this outlook. The latest data suggests that the likelihood of the asteroid striking ...

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YR4, initially considered a potential threat to Earth, is now more likely to hit the moon in 2032. The asteroid, about the ...

Because of the launch site's proximity, Arizona residents across a large swath of the state may be able to witness the rocket ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% ...

Designated as near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, both NASA observers and members of the worldwide planetary defense community felt at first that the object, said to be 174-220 feet in size, might hit ...

The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth is no longer a threat, but it could strike the moon, according to scientists. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...

Image of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in January 2025, observed at infrared wavelengths. | Credit: ESO/O. Hainaut The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered ...

When the universe gives you asteroid lemons, you should make science lemonade. The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of ...

Humanity has only just recovered from the near-miss of asteroid YR4, which threatened to blow huge hole into Earth's crust. If YR4 did hit our planet, it would have packed a punch equivalent to ...