YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

On Wednesday, an unprecedented memo from the International Asteroid Warning Network reached the United Nations Office for ...

NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.

NASA and ESA are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, with an estimated size of up to 328 feet and a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth.

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion one hundred times greater than the atomic bomb has triggered global space ...

The space rock, dubbed 2024 YR4, could pose a threat to Earth with over 1% chance of hitting us on December 22, 2032.

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

YR₄ has now been observed hundreds of times, but an impact still cannot be ruled out. The first images are also available.