The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

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

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...

The chances that an asteroid hits Earth in 2032 are now at their highest since the object was first discovered, according to ...

NASA said Wednesday that new data collected overnight cut the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1.5%. The ...

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

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...