YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

An asteroid is headed towards the Earth - but it’s probably not time to panic just yet.In recent days, there has been ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

A recently-discovered asteroid, which is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft in diameter, could strike Planet Earth in ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

Here is NASA's prediction as what asteroid 2024 YR4 looks like, as the date and location of a potential 2032 collision are ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are shifting, with the space rock now carrying a 1-in-48 chance of collision.