YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which knocked the 580-foot-wide asteroid Dimorphos off course in 2022.

NASA is making emergency preparations to deal with a ‘city-killing’ asteroid after the odds of it smashing into Earth continue to rise. Astronomers are keeping a close eye on Asteroid 2024 YR4, which ...

it could devastate even a large city. And if it’s any consolation, NASA knows of no other asteroid that has the impact probability rating 2024 YR4 does. “Currently, no other known large ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

The 'city-destroying' asteroid with a potential path toward Earth has been captured in a new video, providing the first look at what is yet to come. NASA spotted the roughly 200-foot-wide space ...

In December, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile, developed by the University of Hawaii and funded by NASA, discovered the existence of an asteroid known as 2024 YR4.

We're probably still safe from this space rock, but at the moment, the chances of having a very bad encounter in 2032 have gone up! A predicted close encounter with asteroid 2024 YR4 in late ...