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Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
New insights from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggested that the asteroid may be on a crash trajectory with the ...
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
YR4, once considered a potential Earth threat, now poses a 3.8% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. Initially, NASA flagged a ...
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.
YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...
The city-killer asteroid's Moon impact risk has almost more than doubled, according to new NASA reports. Here's what we know.