The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

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In the field of space exploration and asteroid monitoring, some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid ...

"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...

YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...

Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

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

The space rock was first detected in December and was initially considered to have a chance of striking Earth in 2032.

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was ...

A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to ...