After Apophis and 2024 YR4, a third asteroid is now threatening to hit Earth. It is on the ESA's list of the Top five hazardous objects. Science & Tech Trending ...

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

Once upon a starlit evening in December 2024, astronomers discovered something small, fast and potentially very rude hurtling ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of them. When it was first detected, astronomers feared it might collide with Earth. However, after detailed ...

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

At first, asteroid 2024 YR4 seemed like a potential threat to Earth, but that risk has since been greatly reduced. The asteroid is estimated to be between 30 and 65 metres wide. Meanwhile, the chances ...

2024 YR4 hails from the middle of the main asteroid belt that hangs out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – and it was ...