NASA said Wednesday that new data collected overnight cut the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1.5%. The ...

On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...

Facing what is expected to be one of the costliest natural disasters in the country’s history, Gavin Newsom has leaned all ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

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

On Feb. 7, the asteroid’s chances of hitting our planet grew to 2.3 percent, and as of Feb. 18, there’s a 3.1 percent chance ...

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

Credit: ATLAS/NASA/Cover Images This footage shows the asteroid that could cause havoc by striking the Earth in 2032.

Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...

An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3% ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which once had the highest recorded impact probability for its size.