In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to ...

NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock ...

Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.

Time to prepare Aside from the nearly 0% chance the asteroid will miss Earth, the good news, experts stress, is that we have plenty of time to prepare if something were to change. Rivkin led the ...

Once the new measurements were taken and the math was done, the probability of YR4 hitting the Earth began to decline, ...

YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, currently has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, according to NASA.

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

The asteroid, which was first reported in December 2024 and is large enough to destroy an entire city, was initially ...