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

In early February, NASA announced that the asteroid’s chances of hitting our planet grew to 2.3%. And most recently, on Feb.

University of Ferrerra researchers reported on the evolution of European skin, eye and hair pigmentation over the last 45,000 ...

This week’s hype around a “city-killing” asteroid possibly striking Earth raised the fears of many before the odds of impact ...

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.

NASA’s double-asteroid redirection test, launched in 2022, was an actual experiment in space. It sent a rocket to strike an ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

After creating panic across the globe over its 'city-killer' tag, Asteroid 2024 YR4 predicted to hit Earth ‘in 2032 seems to have offered some respite. NASA says the impact risk has reduced.

Thanks to new observations, an impact of the asteroid 2024 YR₄ in 2032 is now almost ruled out. Further observations should provide complete clarity.

NASA has posted a new update on the odds of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, which is an asteroid big enough to wipe out an ...

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.