YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been allocated emergency observation time to study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has been classified as potentially hazardous. The space rock was identified in ...

This dangerous asteroid will be the target of observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers will use the ...

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

Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.

YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

A scientist has warned that we don't have much time if the asteroid 2024 YR4 is confirmed to strike Earth in 2032. The asteroid, which has nearly 2% chance of hitting our planet, has put space ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...

NASA is using its most powerful space telescope to study the true size of the "city-killer" asteroid that has a one-in-43 ...