Initially flagged as a potential Earth threat, asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot space rock, is now predicted to potentially ...

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

YR4 was detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS telescope, in Río Hurtado, Chile, two days ...

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving ...

On July 28, 2025, asteroid 2025 OW, about 210 feet across, will pass Earth at a safe distance of 393,000 miles. NASA assures ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this probability was still slowly rising as the asteroid faded out of view,” the ...

A large asteroid once considered the greatest known risk to Earth may now be on track for a direct hit — not on our planet, ...

A moon could be hit by an asteroid which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth. New data ...

Earth may be safe from an impact by the asteroid 2024 YR4, but it still has a chance of striking the moon. This lunar impact could pose a risk to space tech and astronauts.