A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

After all the space drama, astronomers have figured out what that "city killer" asteroid actually looks like: a flat, ...

The space rock was first detected in December and was initially considered to have a chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor James Webb Space Telescope images of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken with the telescope's ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

The James Webb Space Telescope turned the 2024 YR4 asteroid in the smallest target it ever observed, was able to accurately ...

A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network after it showed a small but real chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Finnish ...

That "city-killer" asteroid may no longer be projected to strike Earth any time soon, but scientists are still keeping close ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.

The city-killer asteroid's Moon impact risk has almost more than doubled, according to new NASA reports. Here's what we know.