Voigt and his team had begun thinking about a mission to divert 2024 YR4, and the new risk doesn’t change that, he says. “The risk decreased, but for the time being we are still proceeding with work ...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter ...

2024 YR4 has now fallen from the riskiest asteroid ... Lab tests, too, show that laser deflections work. And scientists have long discussed using nuclear weapons, either to deflect the asteroid ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record ... asteroid’s risk assessment is thanks to “unsung, meticulous work by astronomers” who conducted a steady stream of follow-up ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has gone from a potential 'city-killer' to an almost certain near-misser this week as the odds that this large space rock will hit Earth in 2032 rose and then plummeted in a ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it ...