The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...

A newly discovered asteroid has captured the attention of astronomers worldwide, sparking a mix of intrigue and concern. What ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

In the case of Apophis, further observations eventually allowed astronomers in 2021 to rule out the possibility of an impact when the asteroid makes a close flyby to Earth in 2029 and again in 2036.

But scientists revised that assessment after a precise analysis of the asteroid’s orbit in 2021. And scientists are expecting similar forecasting trends with 2024 YR4, which currently sits at a ...

While YR4's impact odds have unseated Apophis, the larger asteroid still briefly hit a higher rating of 4 on the Torino Scale. A radar observation campaign in March 2021 during a distant flyby ...

But scientists revised that assessment after a precise analysis of the asteroid's orbit in 2021. And scientists are expecting similar forecasting trends with 2024 YR4, which currently sits at a 3 ...