YR4, previously dreaded to crash into Earth, is no longer a risk after fresh information altered its path, but it has a 2% possibility of hitting the Moon.

The near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered by a Chile-based telescope from the Atlas network in late December. The European Space Agency (ESA) said it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing ...

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit ...

The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth’s ...

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Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.