2024 YR4's trajectory needs to be refined. (Artist's impression of an asteroid. Elements of this image furnished by NASA). Feb 7, 2024: the size of 2024 YR4 was mistakenly said to be the size of ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has shifted from being a potential hazard to Earth to a celestial object now more likely to pose a threat to the Moon. Initially detected on December 27, 2024, by the NASA-funded ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Scientists across the world are focusing on an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth. Here's what to know about the asteroid, as well as the role one Arizona observatory ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

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We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn that “city killer” space rock could ...

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NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth in 2032. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ...