YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.

Initial sightings of Asteroid 2032 YR4 were tricky, but tracking has gotten better, helping us understand its path. New data, ...

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YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began its legendary mission unfolding the secrets of our universe and producing some of the ...

Our cosmic home, the solar system, contains incredible planets and magnificent celestial objects, all held together with the ...

NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...