YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.

Latest observations slash collision probability for asteroid 2024 YR4 from 2.8% to 0.16%, but no further updates are possible until 2028.

In early February, NASA announced that the asteroid’s chances of hitting our planet grew to 2.3%. And most recently, on Feb.

This week’s hype around a “city-killing” asteroid possibly striking Earth raised the fears of many before the odds of impact ...

The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large ...

The findings have been crucial for NASA’s planetary defense efforts and critical data for experts assessing the asteroid’s ...

On december 27th, 2024, the asteroid terrestrial-impact last alert system (atlas) Detected a new asteroid, which was designated 2024 y-r-4.As more observations ...

Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...

Is there an asteroid headed to Earth? FOX 26 Chief Meteorologist Mike Iscovitz explains what we know about Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

While the asteroid's possibly collision with earth wouldn't be until 2032, there's been a lot of talk about the possibility ...

The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.