YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...

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

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of ...

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that ...

NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.

NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4, the size of a 10-story building, now has a chance of crashing into the moon. At the start of the year, word spread that a huge “city-destroying” asteroid was hurtling in ...

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was feared to be on a deadly collision course with our planet, ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

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.

A team of astronomers recently studied the asteroid in more detail using the Gemini South telescope in Chile. The researchers ...