The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

Although the asteroid is rapidly disappearing, larger telescopes will be able to see it until early April. Additionally, “2024 YR4 will make another close approach with Earth in 2028 ...

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...

While the asteroid won't again be observable from Earth until June 2028, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to study it in March from orbit. NASA and the European Space Agency are also ...

meant the asteroid would be out of reach of ground-based telescopes in April and wouldn’t reappear until June 2028. However, astronomers plan to remain vigilant in observing the space rock to ...

The asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and given a 3% probability ...

The asteroid will then be hidden from view of Earth until June 2028. Webb’s MIRI instrument — which sees in infrared light (heat) — will primarily be used to get a much more precise estimate ...

The researchers found that if we launched such a mission during an optimal window, around the summer of 2028, a spacecraft weighing as little as 22 pounds (10 kilograms) could reach the asteroid ...