New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock ...

The asteroid, which was first reported in December 2024 and is large enough to destroy an entire city, was initially ...

NASA announced Monday that the asteroid, named 2024 YR 4, no longer poses a “significant threat” to Earth in 2032 or beyond. ...

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

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in ...

An asteroid that sparked concerns about potentially hitting Earth no longer poses a significant threat of slamming into the ...

NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which previously had a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.

At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.

There’s still a 1.7 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA.

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