The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s illustration. But astronomers can’t yet rule out a potentially catastrophic encounter ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 have risen again (again), making it the most dangerous ...

NASA has revealed the asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently the space rock that's the biggest threat, with a small chance of collision in 2032.

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might ...

Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed toward Earth.

Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...