As experts learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4's trajectory, they've confirmed that the odds of impact are expected to rise slightly before it's expected – and hoped – to drop to zero.

The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to Space.com why this isn't cause for concern.

In 2028, Asteroid 2024 YR4 will pass within 5 million miles (8 million km) of Earth, giving scientists a crucial opportunity to gather more accurate data. Asteroids and meteors hit Earth all the time.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 as seen by the Gemini South telescope on Feb. 7, 2025. Catalina Sky Survey/ LPL/Dr. Wierzchos/ Bryce Bolin Thirdly, the asteroid — which was first snapped by NASA in ...

Here’s how it works. 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.

The football field-sized asteroid’s odds of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, jumped from 1.7% in late February to 3.8% based on data collected using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Asteroid YR4's chances of impact now surpass the odds that Apophis once had of colliding with Earth when it was first discovered in 2004. Where might Asteroid 2024 YR4 strike Earth? Estimations on ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, currently has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, according to NASA. The percentage was initially calculated at just 1%, and ...

Scientists have warned that a newly discovered 'city-destroying' asteroid has a chance of smashing into Earth in the next decade. The nearly 200-foot-wide space rock, labeled 2024 YR4, has a 1.2 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 50- to 90-meter-wide Earth-approaching object, is likely not going to hit our planet in 2032.