YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

A large asteroid known as 2024 ... it is made of and the short window of time to successfully deflect it. And what about the asteroids that do hit Earth? An awkward truth for scientists is that a ...

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid ... far from land would pose much less risk, said Dr. Kumamoto — tall waves that would quickly shrink before ...

A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being surprisingly likely to hit Earth in the next several years. After peaking at an impact likelihood of about 3%, additional data was ...

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

But astronomers only have a certain amount of time to observe the asteroid before it fades from view in April. Now, they’re planning to turn the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope in ...