YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

“The physical information about an asteroid’s physical property is crucial for planning mitigation efforts ... was likely pushed into its current near-Earth orbit by gravitational interactions ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

2025 GH is part of a series of near ... defense plan," said the space agency. Back in February, an asteroid—"2024 YR4"—was estimated to have a slight chance of impacting the Earth in 2032.

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream views of the asteroid's close approach online. An asteroid ...

Asteroid 2024 ... to planetary defense, encompassing astronomical observations, laboratory measurements, theoretical and numerical research, and characterizing near-Earth object orbits, rotational ...

Designated as near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, both NASA observers and members of the worldwide planetary defense community felt at first that the object, said to be 174-220 feet in size, might hit ...

If the name of the asteroid sounds familiar, it's because YR4 caused quite an uproar earlier this year after it was discovered on a course projected to bring it uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032.