The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates ...

Still, a small chance remained that it could strike the Moon instead. As per the report, a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters sheds light on asteroid 2024 YR4. Scientists ...

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

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

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

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting the moon in December 2032, a slight rise from NASA’s February estimate of 1.7%.

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

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 James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

Astronomers have constructed a 3D representation of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be one of the biggest objects to impact the Moon next decade. Using observations from the Gemini South Telescope ...