YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

The odds of a newly discovered asteroid '2024 YR4' crashing into Earth are rising according to scientists. Here's what to know and where it can hit.

Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.

An asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...

Astronomers have identified a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of colliding with ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

Just after Christmas Day ... Here’s what you need to know about 2024 YR4. It was identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, four telescopes around the world ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first detected in December last year ... measures between 40 and 100 meters across. On Christmas Day, it made its closest approach to Earth, passing within approximately ...

2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 last year through the ATLAS telescope in Chile. The probability of this asteroid colliding ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 certainly does not pose an existential ... spied the asteroid two days after the rock, on Christmas, made its closest approach to Earth. It was roughly twice as far away from ...