NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...

YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting earth in 2032 according to experts, but the chances dropped to 1.5% overnight. Here's why.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured ... increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to ...

was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27, 2024. Then, the asteroid had a 1.2% chance of striking Earth. Having a 97.7% chance of not being hit by an asteroid are still pretty good ...

the date when 2024 YR4 will make its closest approach to our planet. That means, statistically, it still has a 98–99% chance of passing Earth harmlessly. The asteroid, first detected by NASA ...

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032 ... they should be able to determine whether it will hit or miss the planet, he told The Associated Press.

10:07 How do we defend our planet from a killer asteroid ... Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the asteroid a 1.3 per cent chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

At the time of the object’s discovery, NASA calculated that the chance of the asteroid actually hitting Earth—what it calls ... of 2024 YR4 slamming into the planet. NASA says this means ...

(KTLA) – A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small but significant chance of impacting planet Earth ... than 1% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22 ...