NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies has ruled out any chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon in 2032, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of striking the moon in 2032 — and a new study predicts it could also put ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have now completely ruled out any impact risk from asteroid 2024 YR4, both for ...

Learn about the latest update on asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 3.8 percent chance to impact the Moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 had everyone collectively holding their breath just months ago, but now, it ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our ...

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow. Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens Earth. Instead, ...

April 3 (UPI) --NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is the size of a 10-story building and is now more likely to make impact with the moon. Designated as near-Earth ...

An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been reduced from a peak of 3 percent to below 0.001 ...

Every year, thousands of new space rocks get added to a growing catalog that astronomers watch with a mix of curiosity and ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.