"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...

YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

In the field of space exploration and asteroid monitoring, some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid ...

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing ...

Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was ...

NASA shares update on potential for city-destroying asteroid and says the chance of the asteroid hitting Earth are very slim.