The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on December 22 2032 is now approximately 4%, and this probability ...

After threatening our world with a three percent chance of impact, asteroid 2024 YR4 exited the scene with a four percent ...

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile.

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in ...

YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.

In a world obsessed with the apocalyptic hellfire of ‘carbon’ and the terror of an imperceptibly warmer climate nowhere near ...

When the asteroid was discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ALERT), it was called ‘city destroyer’ online due to its speed, size, and the possibility of it ...

An asteroid that, until a few months ago, was believed to be a threat to Earth is increasingly looking like it could crash into the Moon in 2032.

Astronomers have identified a new kind of cosmic explosion extreme nuclear transients so powerful they outshine typical ...