YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.

The threat posed by the space rock, estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter, is the highest ever recorded for an ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope.

It seems humanity can breathe a slight sigh of relief for now, as NASA has reduced the chance of a 'city-killer' asteroid colliding with Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 – which was only discovered ...

NASA is monitoring a 300-foot-long asteroid called the 2024 YR4. The chances of a collision are low but NASA said there is a 2.3% chance that the asteroid will hit Earth in 2032. NBC News’ ...

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — though at one point earlier its estimate reached as high as 3.1%.

NASA is on high alert ... explosive counteract the asteroid — and experts caution that the talk may be premature, because we’re still very much in the wait-and-watch phase.

The chances of an asteroid as large as the width of an NFL field striking Earth continue to tick up, according to NASA. The recently discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 2.6% probability of ...