A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth anytime soon, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway. If the name of the asteroid sounds ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA. The space rock, called 2024 YR4, was previously given up to a 3.1% chance of ...

The asteroid which scientists originally said had a small chance of hitting Earth is now showing a slightly higher chance of crashing into the moon. Based on the latest observations by the Webb ...

A 'city-destroying' asteroid expected to come perilously close to Earth is much bigger than previously thought, scientists have announced. Space agencies had initially estimated that large space ...

For a few weeks in January and February this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 had us all worried. Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting ...

The asteroid which caused panic about potentially colliding with Earth is the size of a building, Nasa has found. When it was found late last year, initial observations showed the asteroid 2024 ...

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The asteroid, thought to be ...

James Webb Space Telescope images of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken with the telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument). | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Andy Rivkin ...

The asteroid that caused panic about potentially colliding with Earth is the size of a building, Nasa has found. The Webb Space Telescope has captured more information and detailed pictures of ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard to Earth, according to the James Webb Space Telescope Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...