The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of ...

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

NASA has updated its estimates for asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to hit Earth. The risk of an Earth impact in 2032 has ...

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

After sending chills down their spines with its brief stint as the highest-risk space object ever recorded, a near-Earth ...

In an astonishing turn of events, the asteroid 2024 YR4 may not be a threat to Earth after all. Recent studies have shifted its potential impact from our planet to a possible collision with the Moon, ...

YR4 was classified in February at Level 3 on the Torino Scale prompting the UN to activate the Planetary Security Protocol ...

Interview The team behind the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just scored the Simon Ramo Medal, given by the Institute of ...