NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed that this near-Earth visitor poses no threat to our planet.

The likelihood of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024-YR4 crashing to Earth in 2032 has increased to 3.1%. Travelling at 17 ...

A collision with a medium-size asteroid could create widespread ... North America and northern South America. This “impact winter,” the researchers write, would disrupt photosynthesis ...

Advertisement NASA scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope give the asteroid a slightly lower chance of impacting Earth, CBS News reported, but the chance of impact makes it the most ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

NASA and ESA are monitoring the situation closely. The asteroid's possible impact could release energy 500 times stronger than an atomic bomb. Updated projections are expected soon to determine ...

When was the last time an asteroid had similar odds of hitting Earth? This is only the second time that impact prediction systems have rated any asteroid with an impact probability of more than 1%.

The most infamous asteroid impact, which struck the Yucatán Peninsula around 66 million years ago, created the Chicxulub crater and is widely believed to have triggered the mass extinction that ...

The asteroid is rated at a 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a tool used for categorizing potential impacts. That means 2024 YR4 merits attention from astronomers, the public and public ...

As experts learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4's trajectory, they've confirmed that the odds of impact are expected to rise slightly before it's expected – and hoped – to drop to zero.