Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

NASA has dramatically lowered the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4. The new assessment provides reason for ...

So we're all hoping that doesn't happen." Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024, by the El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Based on its brightness, astronomers estimate ...

But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance of collision once associated with an asteroid discovered in 2004 called Apophis, making 2024 YR4 the most significant space rock to be spotted ...

The asteroid — which was initially discovered in December 2024 — is large enough to destroy a whole city, according to scientists Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024.

At the end of last year, astronomers detected *** new asteroid named 2024 YR4, but it wasn't like other solar system travelers. That's because this one passed rather closely and after initial ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations.

“When first discovered, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a very small, but notable chance of impacting our planet in 2032,” the agency shared on Monday. “As observations of the asteroid continued to be ...

2024 YR4 has now fallen from the riskiest asteroid on NASA’s automated Sentry list of potentially hazardous asteroids to the seventh highest position. In December, the Asteroid Terrestrial ...

Throughout its history, the moon has been subject to countless asteroid bombardments, as can be seen by its crater-pocked surface. However, if the moon were to take the hit from 2024 YR4 ...