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

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth. Last week, the asteroid had a 3.1% probability of ...

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

YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of ...

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.

As new asteroids become detectable, scientists compute their orbits, which takes time and refinement based on new ...

“As observations of the asteroid continued to be submitted to the Minor Planet Center, experts at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies were able to calculate ...

After jumping to 3.2%, NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely ...