YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

The asteroid that caused panic about potentially colliding with Earth is the size of a building, Nasa has found. The Webb ...

For a few tense weeks earlier this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 loomed large in the minds of astronomers and the public alike.

With funding uncertain, astronomers are struggling to contain the threat of a civilization-ending galactic visitor. There are between one and two million near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- chunks of space ...

An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway.

An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get ...

"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential hazard, is no longer a significant threat.

In January and February 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 briefly raised concerns after initial calculations suggested a 1-in-83 chance ...

YR4, previously dreaded to crash into Earth, is no longer a risk after fresh information altered its path, but it has a 2% ...

With the first round of Webb observations complete, the chances of 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon isn't zero. "While an Earth ...

"It penetrated deep into Earth's atmosphere, until the surviving mass shattered at 25 km above the Earth's surface where it ...