Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing asteroid first spotted in December 2024.

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NASA detects a building-sized asteroid approaching Earth. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned its watchful eye to ...

In April 2019, a rare and powerful meteorite fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. Scientists say it’s ...

Once declared to be on a collision course with Earth, an asteroid dubbed a “city killer” is now expected to miss the planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope got a direct look at 2024 YR4, the asteroid once feared to strike Earth, and has determined ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

DUCK!! The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon, during Christmas 2032, has more than doubled.… The space rock ...

Turns out, it's as tough to drop inward into the inner solar system, as it is to head outward. The problem stems from losing ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently ... some into another orbit around the Sun, towards the inner Solar System. Once an asteroid has been ejected from its usual path and is potentially ...

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