YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

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

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

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

NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.

Interest is swirling in a recently spotted asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 – though the odds have increased slightly over the last few weeks. NASA has made it clear that ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

We might already be too late to knock ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 out of the way with a tested method, a scientist has ...

"The odds are very good that not only will this not hit Earth, but at some point in the next ... Rivkin led the investigation ...

researchers are determined to put Earth’s fate firmly in Earthlings’ hands. NASA’s successful Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) in September 2022 proved humankind’s ability to change ...

“The odds are very good that not only will this not hit Earth, but at some ... the investigation for NASA’s 2022 DART mission, which successfully nudged an asteroid off its course using ...