University of Hawaiʻi astronomers are helping track an asteroid once feared to pose a risk to Earth. Using telescopes on Mauna Kea on the Big Island, including the Canada-France-HawaiʻiTelescope, the ...

YR4: After estimating an initial 3.1 per cent impact probability, Nasa's latest calculations revealed that the asteroid 2024 YR4 has near-zero chances of hitting Earth in 2032 ...

Panic over: the ‘city killer’ asteroid at risk of slamming into Earth like a grenade is now overwhelmingly likely to pass on ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has reduced the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 to 0.001 per cent, ...

NASA has given a major update on the ’city-killing’ asteroid which has been hurtling towards Earth – and it finally makes for ...

What are the odds the asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth? NASA’s early detection programme will probably bring more false ...

The impact probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 has just been raised to 3.1%—the highest ever recorded for a near-Earth object!

Initially, when the space rock was discovered, astronomers noted a small but notable chance of collision in 2032 ...

The latest data has further diminished the uncertainty surrounding the asteroid's path, moving its possible locations on ...

Earth will witness three asteroids making close approaches on February 25, highlighting the need for continuous space ...

Scientists worldwide had dubbed asteroid YR 4 as a ‘city killer’ due to its estimated size that ranged between 40 meters and ...

YR4 was recently upgraded to a level three threat on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, but its chances of impact are now nearly ...