The researchers used NASA data to work out that there is a one in 156,000 chance of an individual being killed by an asteroid ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it ...

Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit the planet is the highest risk level ever recorded. Despite the slim odds ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now ...

City killer’ giant asteroid, unofficially known as 2024 YR4, may hit the moon in 2032. The scientists ruled out any ...

Otero and (18805) Kellyday. Though distant and faint, the early observations serve as both a successful instrument test and a demonstration of agile spacecraft operations that could prove useful for ...

The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...

This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system, shows a scaled-down full ATLAS exposure in which 2024 YR4 was discovered. The arrow points to where the asteroid ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record last week, now has nearly a zero percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. NASA ...

However, if Asteroid 2024 YR4 does hit Earth, most people won’t even know it happened. "This is not a get-worried kind of situation," asteroid and comet expert Teddy Kareta told FOX Weather.