Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now ...

An extraordinary celestial event could unfold in the night sky in less than a decade if an asteroid passing Earth collides ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...

City killer’ giant asteroid, unofficially known as 2024 YR4, may hit the moon in 2032. The scientists ruled out any ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit Earth, now has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon by 2032, possibly visible from Earth ...

The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

Scientists detected Asteroid 2024 YR4. It may hit the Moon. There is a 4% chance of impact. A collision could create a large ...

The Moon, unlike Earth, lacks an atmosphere to absorb or deflect impact debris. A direct hit from YR4 could create a crater ...

Even if YR4 does strike Earth — or the moon — it’s not considered a dinosaur-level threat. As asteroids go, YR4 is relatively small, measuring somewhere between 130 to 300 feet long.