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 ...

YR4 gained media attention after initial calculations indicated it would collide with Earth around 2032, a study conducted ...

NASA has warned of an asteroid flying at a dangerous speed towards Earth. The flyby will happen on April 11, and the chances of an impact happening are... Trending ...

The space rock was first detected in December and was initially considered to have a chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Although the danger to Earth has been averted, research interest in the asteroid 2024 YR4 has not yet dried up. Its shape has ...

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

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

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However, recent observations made by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found that the asteroid could still smash into the Moon. It now has a 3.8 per cent chance of a lunar strike, up from a 1.8 per ...

YR4 asteroid is thought to be hockey puck shaped and house-sized, with the asteroid, detected in December, initially thought to have a chance of smashing into Earth ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...