Initially, the odds of a collision in 2032 were as high as 3 percent, making it a top concern on global asteroid risk lists.

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

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

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

In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough ...

YR4 has now been reassigned to Torino Scale Level Zero, the level for 'No Hazard' as additional tracking of its orbital path ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...

NASA has confirmed asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any risk to Earth, downgrading it to Torino Scale Level Zero.

Scientists emphasize that this case highlights the importance of continuous asteroid tracking. Advanced monitoring helps ...

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...