Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

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

For several years, astronomers have been aware of a much-ballyhooed “city-killer” asteroid named YR4 2024, which is hurtling ...

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...

The findings have been crucial for NASA’s planetary defense efforts and critical data for experts assessing the asteroid’s ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Latest observations slash collision probability for asteroid 2024 YR4 from 2.8% to 0.16%, but no further updates are possible until 2028.

The probability of a collision of asteroid 2024 YR4 with Earth in 2032 has increased from 2.6% to 3.1%, or about 1 in 32. In ...

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 have fluctuated dramatically, with NASA and the European Space ...