Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of ...

As new asteroids become detectable, scientists compute their orbits, which takes time and refinement based on new ...

NASA has all but ruled out asteroid 2024 YR4 as a danger to Earth, reducing its impact probability to just 0.004% in 2032.

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock.

NASA and ESA confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero threat to Earth in 2032, with new observations reducing its risk ...

As strange as that sounds, the car was launched in February 2018 and attached to the Falcon Heavy upper-stage booster.

After jumping to 3.2%, NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely ...

According to the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center website, more than 400 observations have been recorded since late December. Each new observation was added to orbit ...

There's still a lot to learn about the space rock. Designated 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first reported by the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27. The MPC, part of the International Astronomical Union ...

This near-Earth asteroid designated 2024 YR4 was first reported on Dec. 27 by the NASA funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) station in Chile to the Minor Planet Center ...

Chances of a “city-killing” asteroid smashing into the Earth in less than a decade have increased, according to NASA. The U.S. space agency said the probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting ...