In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which may hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The estimated impact probability is ...

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

Chinese defence agency recruits space researchers following discovery of large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...

The asteroid Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small potential of entering the earth's atmosphere on December 22, 2032 and scientists ...

Astronomers are working to reduce the uncertainty about the asteroid’s orbit and rule out any impact risk, but it will fade from view from Earth in a few months.