The images have been aligned so that the asteroid remains fixed at the centre of the frame, while the stars appear to move in the background ... moving across the sky without realizing.

If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news cycle, it's time to catch up on your rest. The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat ...

(CNN) — Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record last week, now has nearly a zero percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth has been reduced to almost zero after new observations dramatically shrunk the “uncertainty window,” according to the European Space Agency.

Lucy will continue to image Donaldjohanson over the next two months as part of its optical navigation program, which uses the asteroid's apparent position against the star background to ensure an ...