Don't worry – it's still not a danger to Earth for the time being. When we last checked in, odds of a collision between 2024 YR4 and Earth were at just 0.001 percent, far too low to be considered ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance ...

A massive asteroid heads toward Earth with increasing impact probability for 2032. NASA deploys the James Webb Telescope to ...

While the chance is still small, the updated forecast does note an increased impact risk that the city-killer asteroid will strike the Moon. Originally discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 ...

A bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over Mexico’s capital around 3 a.m. Wednesday, stretching over plains, volcanoes, and small towns.

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash ... a five-hour observation of the space rock and found it may make impact elsewhere: the moon. The football field-sized asteroid ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest known meteor showers. It occurs when the Earth passes through the debris field ...

The team also determined that the asteroid is rotating very fast ... it was large enough to wipe out a major city. While unlikely, a lunar impact would provide researchers with an unprecedented ...

The impact probability with Earth bumped up from ... interest in the first place because it was believed that if the asteroid were to hit Earth, it would cause major destruction to a city. Earth’s ...

However, according to NASA, if the asteroid were to impact the Moon, it would not alter its orbit. While a collision with the Moon would likely create a new crater and possibly eject debris into ...

The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has ... with the probability of impact rising to 3.1 per cent or one-in-32 odds of impact — the highest probability of ...