On Feb. 7, the asteroid’s chances of hitting our planet grew to 2.3 percent, and as of Feb. 18, there’s a 3.1 percent chance ...

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

Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...

Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

Interest is swirling in a recently spotted asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 – though the odds have increased slightly over the last few weeks. NASA has made it clear that ...

NASA's estimated probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 has steadily increased. The chance of the highest-risk asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has risen to 3.1% by NASA. Dubbed 2024 YR4 ...

The latest update from NASA has raised the collision probability in 2032 from 2.6% to 3.1%, while ESA has increased it from 2.4% to 2.8%. 2024 YR4 has already surpassed the percentage that Apophis ...