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 ...

YR4 continues to keep us on our toes as astronomers work to determine its potential threat to our planet. The latest update ...

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

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...

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

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Large telescopes around the world continue to track Asteroid 2024 YR4 before it fades out of view this spring and the odds of the newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth just went up.