A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

After all the space drama, astronomers have figured out what that "city killer" asteroid actually looks like: a flat, ...

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

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA has raised the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4, a fast-moving object roughly the size ...

But there’s a chance it will smash into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in December 2024 and believed to have a three per cent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, now has a near ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, providing new insights into its size, surface material, and heat patterns. Initially considered a ...

A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than previously thought, Nasa says. When first discovered, asteroid 2024 YR4 ...