The asteroid 2024 YR4 — the one that caused a stir earlier this year due to its potential collision course with Earth — has a ...

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

There were fears a giant asteroid the size of 59 Bonos was hurtling towards Earth and could wipe Ireland out with a series of ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

Researchers have managed to work out the shape of the 2024 YR4 asteroid, saying it is shaped like a hockey puck. Astronomers have also deduced the asteroid's origin, which was first detected in ...

Despite being a scenario widely pondered by astronomers and Hollywood writers for decades, further observations have since determined YR4 will not impact the Earth in 2032 as originally predicted.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in ...

"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we did not think many Earth-crossing asteroids could originate from.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 — the one that caused a stir earlier this year due to its potential collision course with Earth — has a surprising tale to tell. A new study reports that this space rock ...