YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...
NASA has downgraded the threat level of potential city-killer asteroid 2024 YR4. It is now more likely to hit the moon than ...
Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a ...
As dark moonless skies make new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 possible, researchers are refining its orbit — and its ...
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.
Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...
NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 ...
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.