YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

The likelihood of a collision between asteroid 2024 YR4 and Earth is now assessed at 2.3% For the past few weeks, the ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

If the prediction comes true, the asteroid could lead to an explosion generating 15 megatons of TNT, 100 times greater than ...

A new near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been detected by astronomers as it made a close approach to Earth recently. The asteroid, detected by a group of astronomers using sophisticated ...

The newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 has caught the attention of scientists because, one in a million, it might hit Earth ...

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an ...

YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...