YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

Here's how scientists deflect asteroids after experts reveal exact locations where 'city destroyer' could hit.

An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

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The longer we follow its orbit, the more accurate our future predictions of its trajectory become.” The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) station in Chile first ...

Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named "2024 YR4", could cross Earth's trajectory in December 2032. With an estimated impact probability of 1.2%, this celestial body measuring 40 to 100 meters (130 to ...

The longer we follow its orbit, the more accurate our future predictions of its trajectory become.” LiveScience quoted experts as saying that while the asteroid won’t end civilization, it could take ...