After creating panic across the globe over its 'city-killer' tag, Asteroid 2024 YR4 predicted to hit Earth ‘in 2032 seems to have offered some respite. NASA says the impact risk has reduced.

YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued observations will refine its orbital path. A potential airburst could cause minor to ...

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 ...

How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...

Footage has shown asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 3.2% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032. NASA continues to track ...

Credit: ATLAS/NASA/Cover Images This footage shows the asteroid that could cause havoc by striking the Earth in 2032.

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

NASA shared new ground-based telescope observations of the rock, which is estimated be about 130 to 300 feet (40 to 90 metres ...

A newly tracked asteroid has caught NASA’s attention, with scientists mapping its possible impact zone. While the chances of ...

The threat posed by the space rock, estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter, is the highest ever recorded for an ...

The odds that a potentially destructive asteroid will collide with Earth in 2032 have increased once again, NASA says, but ...