The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This ...

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that asteroid 2024 YR4, initially a potential threat to Earth, now poses a growing risk to the Moon. While Earth is safe, there's a 4.3% ...

Astronomers discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It crosses Earth's orbit. Observations show a slightly increased chance of a lunar impact in 2032. The probability is now 4.3%. There is no risk to Earth.

The "city-killer" asteroid will not only smash into the Moon, but also release such a huge amount of debris that Earth's ...

NASA recently revealed that improved observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have sharpened the asteroid's projected path.

An asteroid scientists feared would cause havoc by striking the Earth in the year 2032 now has an increased likelihood of ...

A crater of this size forms only about once every 5,000 years. The description, taken from a recent arXiv preprint, is ...

By February 2024, NASA had ruled out any Earth strike. The updated odds dropped to near zero, and 2024 YR4 was officially ...