YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

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

New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to ...

NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where ...

NASA and other space agencies are attempting to come up with a way to destroy a massive asteroid unlikely to strike Earth.

The world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth. But how threatening is YR4, and how does ...

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Leroy Chiao discusses the latest track of the asteroid and how NASA ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...

A doomsday scenario? NASA is tracking an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of striking Earth. We have some time to prepare, ...