This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.

On April 11, 2025, a large asteroid named 2023 KU, approximately 113 meters wide, will safely pass Earth at a distance of ...

In the field of space exploration and asteroid monitoring, some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of them. When it was first detected, astronomers feared ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...

Related: 'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come Astronomers discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December 2024, hence the "2024" in ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is back in the spotlight ... However, asteroids there are unlikely to suddenly start moving into Earth’s crossing orbits. Observations conducted by the W.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of ...

THE odds of a "city killer" asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was feared to be on a deadly collision course with our planet, with the chance ...