YR4, previously dreaded to crash into Earth, is no longer a risk after fresh information altered its path, but it has a 2% ...

NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.

The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object that initially raised concerns.

"It penetrated deep into Earth's atmosphere, until the surviving mass shattered at 25 km above the Earth's surface where it ...

YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, ...

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that ...