The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will ...

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 ...

Late last year, a newly discovered asteroid caused quite a stir when initial observations revealed a greater than 1% chance ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard to Earth, according to the James Webb Space Telescope Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

When the universe gives you asteroid lemons, you should make science lemonade. The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of ...

However, astronomers plan to remain vigilant in observing the space rock to ensure that 2024 YR4 poses no risk, and the James Webb Space Telescope is expected to observe the asteroid in early ...

The astronomers told us this was the most likely outcome: a "city killer" asteroid that once had a better than 3% chance of striking Earth in 2032 is no longer ... that's below the background ...

After months of speculation, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed Tuesday that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no significant risk to Earth. Initially feared to have a small but notable ...

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

Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as ... 2024 YR4 is now expected to miss Earth and "no longer poses a significant threat," according to a recent analysis ...

Image of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in January 2025, observed at infrared wavelengths. | Credit: ESO/O. Hainaut The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered ...