Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one point to have a 3 chance of smacking Earth in 2032.

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Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...

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

An asteroid that was once feared to strike Earth in the coming years may now be on a collision course with the Moon, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Humans, though, are in a better place — as shown by the recent news over an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that briefly appeared to be threatening the Earth. The Earth exists in a cosmic shooting ...