REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts ...

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

NASA and ESA confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero threat to Earth in 2032, with new observations reducing its risk ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock.

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to ...

Astronomers said the threat posed by Asteroid 2024 YR4 now exceeds the threat posed by the widely known 2004 Apophis asteroid ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

The exact size of the space rock is still unclear ... aka the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid. In Apophis’ case, scientists previously predicted that it had a 2.7% chance of coming into contact ...

Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.

Thankfully, YR4 is much smaller than the infamous Apophis. The Apophis asteroid was the size of a cruise ship. YR4 is about 130 to 300 feet, which would cause far less damage if it were to strike.