NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most ...

An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

ATLANTA — The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has doubled, now sitting at 2.3 percent. The headlines alone can make one nervous. So, is it something to be concerned about?

Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Scientists are ...

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A newly-discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, according to scientists. The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into ...

And the odds, overall, seem to be rising. On Jan. 29, the chances of this asteroid (named 2024 YR4) striking our planet on Dec. 22, 2032, were 1.3 percent. Then they rose to 1.7 percent on Feb. 1 ...