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.

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 ...

An asteroid that experts feared could hit Earth is no longer on track for the planet – but it still has a slim chance of striking the moon, new research says. The 2024 YR4 asteroid is nearly the ...

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 ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter, a region not known to produce Earth-crossing asteroids, according to a ...

Once declared to be on a collision course with Earth, an asteroid dubbed a “city killer” is now expected to miss the planet. The moon, however, might not be spared. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first ...

open image in gallery Artist’s illustration of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it flies by the Earth and heads toward potential impact with the Moon (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R Proctor) It would be one of the ...

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 ...