The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
An asteroid that sparked concerns about potentially hitting Earth no longer poses a significant threat of slamming into the ...
At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in ...
In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough ...
Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a ...
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
While the asteroid's possibly collision with earth wouldn't be until 2032, there's been a lot of talk about the possibility ...
The odds that the space rock, 2024 YR4, will smash into our planet in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, leading astronomers to conclude that we are no longer in danger.
The odds of a strike will almost certainly continue to fluctuate as the asteroid’s path around the sun is better understood.