YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s easy to imagine such a collision as purely destructive, new research ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, observations now suggest a 2% chance of it striking the moon.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, providing new insights into ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting the moon in December 2032, a slight rise from NASA’s February estimate of 1.7%. The asteroid 2024 YR4, initially feared to be a “city-killer ...

The infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could still strike the moon in the near future, according to Live Science. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) made two planned observations of the ...

The deep space asteroid that recently made headlines for its potential to collide with Earth received its own photoshoot courtesy of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. While the images released ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered in December 2024 and quickly caught scientists' attention due to its size – roughly as big as a football field. When first spotted, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object ...