A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to scientists.

The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December of 2032, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. South polar region of the ...

An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused some alarm. Don't freak out – yet. Yes, the asteroid has little more than a ...

Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026. On Friday, May 2 the asteroid Vesta will reach opposition, marking the ideal period to spot the second largest asteroid orbiting ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock. CNN values your feedback 1.

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Space. Search.

How "asteroid detectives" protect Earth from potential impacts 03:15. Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in ...

This asteroid, however, is still worth analysis in its own right. As such, scientists recently turned the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) powerful gaze towards 2024 YR4, capturing the object ...

Congratulations! You probably won’t be killed by an asteroid on December 22, 2032. NASA says 2024 YR4 now has a minuscule chance of hitting Earth, but the moon isn’t fully in the clear.