Asteroids’ orbits around the sun may put them in collision paths with inner planets. We may have had a near-miss, but ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about ... to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029. Further observations ruled out ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to minimal levels, but its extraordinarily close approach will offer astronomers th ...

For a time, it was the only object among more than 37,000 known large space rocks with any chance of hitting Earth anytime soon. Initial projections gave the asteroid little more than a 1% chance ...

Updated orbit predictions show the chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in seven ... before and during its close approach to Earth in 2029. For context, 2024 YR4 now rates at a 0 on ...

What we know about 2024 YR4 and its chances of hitting Earth Dubbed ... 2004 with Apophis, an asteroid initially projected to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029. Further observations ...