YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...

YR4, once seen as a major Earth threat, now shows a slightly higher chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. While no longer a ...

Back in December 2024, when YR4 was first discovered, the danger was greater. It showed a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 — the one that caused a ... characteristics but also its distinctly flattened, hockey-puck-like shape. "This find was rather unexpected since most asteroids are thought ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that ...

It's the shape and possible cosmic history of Donaldjohanson that instead intrigued NASA when the space agency's Lucy spacecraft recently passed the asteroid by during its own cosmic journey.

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defence efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...