In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

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

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which may hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The estimated impact probability is ...

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

Astronomers are turning to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of ...

Astronomers are working to reduce the uncertainty about the asteroid’s orbit and rule out any impact risk, but it will fade from view from Earth in a few months.

Chinese defence agency recruits space researchers following discovery of large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032.

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...

NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about what scientists could do to divert a threatening asteroid — and who would be ...

If the prediction comes true, the asteroid could lead to an explosion generating 15 megatons of TNT, 100 times greater than ...