The city-killer asteroid's Moon impact risk has almost more than doubled, according to new NASA reports. Here's what we know.
In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely damage or even destroy a city—stood a 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just completed the first of two planned observations of the infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4, which will make a perilously close approach ...
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 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn that “city killer” space rock could approach our planet again ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, observations now suggest a 2% chance of it striking the moon ...
Remember the potential "city killer" asteroid we were all freaking out about, 2024 YR4? Initially predicted with a small but unsettling chance of hitting our planet seven years from now ...
Just when you thought you could relax about putative 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, back it comes, with a vengeance. Don't worry – it's still not a danger to Earth for the time being.
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