The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

While the Earth's atmosphere acts as a protective ... It has been updated on 4 April 2025 to include new estimates of asteroid 2024 YR4's size and trajectory. If you liked this story, sign ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

YR4 asteroid is thought to be hockey puck shaped and house-sized, with the asteroid, detected in December, initially thought ...

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was ...

YR4, once feared to hit Earth, may now strike the Moon in 2032, with NASA tracking its path using the Webb Telescope., ...

THE football-sized asteroid that scientists initially feared could strike Earth is now on course to potentially crash into the Moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, once dubbed a “city killer”, has an ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident ...

Whilst a potential asteroid impact with Earth could be devastating, scientists were optimistic about 2024 YR4's potential damage due to its size and the fact that it would likely fall into a ...

NASA is working on a new space observatory, NEO Surveyor, the first spacecraft designed to assess the threats of asteroids well in advance. The mission launch date is expected to be in the fall of ...