NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth in 2032.

The estimated flight path of an asteroid the size of Big Ben’s tower will see it pass over some of the world’s most populous cities, according to the latest data from Nasa.Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 2.

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and position.

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of a collision seem to be increasing

The exact size of 2024 YR4 remains uncertain, but NASA estimates it to be between 130 and 300 feet (40 to 90 meters) in diameter.

NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in previous calculations.

YR4 was first reported on Dec. 27, 2024 to the Minor Planet Center by the NASA-funded Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station in Chile. The asteroid, which is e

There is now a 1-in-32 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences