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YR4 is back in the spotlight. Brand new research has produced a better estimate of its size and orbit, which give it a 3.8 ...
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates ...
The city-killer asteroid's Moon impact risk has almost more than doubled, according to new NASA reports. Here's what we know.
YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...
Learn about the latest update on asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 3.8 percent chance to impact the Moon.
A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than ...
Astronomers have constructed a 3D representation of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be one of the biggest objects to impact the Moon next decade. Using observations from the Gemini South Telescope ...
An asteroid which could be up to 220 feet wide will now miss Earth - but the chances of the space rock slamming into the moon ...