However, observations made of the asteroid on February 19-20 have further decreased its chance of Earth impact to 0.28%.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

New data shrank the odds that this asteroid will hit Earth, but astronomers will continue to study it. Here’s what you need ...

While its discovery involved more than one fumbling astronomer, the asteroid 2024 Y24 has been in the headlines for its high ...

NASA is monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object with the highest recorded impact probability. Here’s what we know ...

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

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

NASA has been revising the odds of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032, with recent estimates increasing the chance to 3.1 ...

Astronomers are closely tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) that has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. While the probability remains low, scientists stress ...

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...