The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it ...

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.

US News ‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit By Isabel Keane Published April 3, 2025, 2:19 p.m. ET ...

This asteroid orbited the Sun and was expected to be visible again only in 2028, when astronomers could reassess its size and trajectory. The 2032 'City-Killer' Asteroid on a Collision Course ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances of hitting the moon in December 2032 have increased to 4.3%.

After taking another peek at the "city-killer" asteroid that once had a small but uncomfortable chance of smashing into our planet, astronomers have figured out what it actually looks like: a flat ...

This has, thankfully, lowered the chances of the city-killer asteroid’s impact probability from more than a 3 percent chance to just 0.0017 percent—a statistical non-threat.

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to scientists.