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 ...

Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid with the potential to ... it was dubbed a potential "city killer" because it was large enough to wipe out a major city.

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4 ... it was dubbed a potential "city killer" because it was large enough to wipe out a major city. While unlikely, a lunar ...

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 ...

According to the latest data from the James Webb telescope, the asteroid is believed to be 174-220 feet across. If it had hit the Earth, the energy released at its impact would have been similar to a ...

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 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once dubbed a “city killer”, has an alarmingly high 1-in-26 chance of smashing into the lunar satellite, according to NASA's latest chilling update. The space rock ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 had everyone collectively holding their breath just months ago, but now, it appears that the “city-killer” asteroid has a stronger chance of striking the Moon, not Earth. The ...

While the chance is still small, the updated forecast does note an increased impact risk that the city-killer asteroid will strike the Moon. Originally discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 ...

getty The infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could still strike the moon in the near future, according to Live Science. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) made two planned observations of ...