The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...

An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on ...

NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in ...

YR4 has reached the highest risk of impact yet, according to both NASA and the European Space Agency, with the agencies ...

It was reported in January that the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. A few weeks later, ...

We all know that asteroids are out there, that some of them come dangerously close to Earth, and that they've struck Earth before with catastrophic consequences. The recent discovery of asteroid 2024 ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - New reports on Asteroid 2024 YR4, originally discovered in December and determined to have a chance of ...

These rocky bodies vary in size and trajectory, and some can pose a real risk if they come too close. Experts recently identified asteroid 2024 YR4, spotted on December 27, 2024, and they note a small ...

(AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago ... The latter, by comparison, took millions of years to form. “This was a very violent, a very ...

A newly discovered asteroid — called 2024 YR4 — has slightly more than 1% chance of crashing ... about twice the distance of the moon, according to a report by the Associated Press. It will eventually ...