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

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

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

As you can probably infer from rubbing a balloon on your head, your kid touching your hand as they get off a trampoline, or ...

One of the great things about astronomy is that it’s always full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you just ...

NASA and the European Space Agency have recently released photos taken by the Webb telescope, which uses the world’s most sophisticated and powerful camera.

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter, a region not known to produce Earth -crossing asteroids, according to a ...

A team of astronomers recently studied the asteroid in more detail using the Gemini South telescope in Chile. The researchers found that 2024 YR4 likely came from the asteroid belt between Mars and ...

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

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing asteroid first spotted in December 2024.

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