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An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it anyway. Here's what it found.
This asteroid is about the size of a large building, and it's hurtling along at tens of thousands of kilometres per hour. If ...
YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance ...
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that ...
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to scientists.
2024 YR4 hails from the middle of the main asteroid belt that hangs out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – and it was ...
The asteroid 2024 YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, has been making headlines around the world recently. It was initially estimated to be around 40-90m (131-295ft) wide, arger than a 12 ...
There were fears a giant asteroid the size of 59 Bonos was hurtling towards Earth and could wipe Ireland out with a series of catastrophic earthquakes or massive tsunamis ...
Learn about the latest update on asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 3.8 percent chance to impact the Moon.
NASA has updated its estimates for asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to hit Earth. The risk of an Earth impact in 2032 has been ruled out, but scientists now foresee a potential collision with the ...