A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

At one point, the asteroid had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all but gone, but now we have pictures of the once-worrisome ...

The James Webb Space Telescope turned the 2024 YR4 asteroid in the smallest target it ever observed, was able to accurately ...

A new study challenges the idea that dinosaurs were declining before the asteroid impact. Researchers at UCL Earth Sciences ...

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

While the asteroid made headlines with initial concerns about a potential Earth impact in 2032 ... we were able to pivot at the last minute to image the object.” Asteroids like YR4 often ...

After a collaborative effort involving space agencies form around the world, impact probability estimates for the asteroid colliding with Earth in the year 2032 have been revised down from their ...

All clear: NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032. NASA’s #PlanetaryDefense team will continue to monitor ...

An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates ... so it was a relief when the images were transmitted back from the ...