The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which had a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.

The space rock that once posed the greatest risk of impact to Earth in recorded history now has a near zero chance of ...

An asteroid that sparked concerns about potentially hitting Earth no longer poses a significant threat of slamming into the ...

YR4, once considered a potential threat to Earth, is now unlikely to hit in 2032, as new data and observations significantly ...

But after reaching the top of NASA's asteroid risk list, the chances of YR4, which is estimated to measure 130-300 feet ...

Risk to planet from 2024 YR4, a football pitch-sized space rock, has been ‘significantly’ downgraded… but the Moon remains in ...

Earthlings can keep their plans seven years from now after scientists have officially declared Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not a ...

It is estimated that ~25 million meteoroids, micrometeoroids, and other space debris enter Earth’s atmosphere each day, and ...

At one point the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.

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