New observations suggest that a "city-killer" asteroid has a slightly higher chance of hitting the Moon than our planet.

NASA refined asteroid 2024 YR4's path, raising chances of a lunar impact in 2032. The asteroid no longer poses a significant ...

New analyses have dramatically altered this outlook. The latest data suggests that the likelihood of the asteroid striking ...

The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space ...

An asteroid that, until a few months ago, was believed to be a threat to Earth is increasingly looking like it could crash ...

"Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too far away to be observed with space-based or ground-based telescopes," NASA added in a statement ...

Because of the launch site's proximity, Arizona residents across a large swath of the state may be able to witness the rocket ...

Chance asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent, ESA says Feb 25, 2025 Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once dubbed a “city killer”, has an alarmingly high 1-in-26 chance of smashing into the lunar satellite, according to NASA's latest chilling update. The space rock ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% ...

Designated as near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, both NASA observers and members of the worldwide planetary defense community felt at first that the object, said to be 174-220 feet in size, might hit ...