Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

The James Webb Space Telescope got a direct look at 2024 YR4, the asteroid once feared to strike Earth, and has determined ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA. The space rock, called 2024 YR4, was previously given up to a 3.1% chance of ...

Now, the European Space Agency says the chance of it striking our planet is down to a paltry ... This rising and then falling impact probability is an established pattern in asteroid detection ...

That began to change in late February as more precise observations allowed scientists to effectively winnow down the asteroid's odds of impact to a number so low, it may as well be zero.

But even more refined calculations have now brought that chance down to nearly zero, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. But when the universe gives you asteroid lemons, you should make ...

If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news ... YR4's probability of impacting Earth first began to fall last Wednesday when NASA announced the ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA. Astronomers are watching 2024 YR4 closely, trying to learn everything they can ...