YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

If a space rock of this size were to strike Earth, it could cause significant regional damage — similar to the 2013 ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

However, this risk has now been raised to 2.3 percent. The ongoing increase in the probability of danger is also continuously ...

"While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1% to a ...

A massive asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, prompting NASA's warning of a close encounter. Will it strike? What's the ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to tra ...

YR4 was first reported to the Minor Planet Center – the international clearing house for small body positional measurements – ...

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Scientists are ...

Astronomers are observing asteroid 2024 YR4, with a current 2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. The potential impact zone ...