YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for ...

Now a different group has looked at its orbital past, suggesting a likely place of origin: the middle of the main asteroid ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

2024 YR4 hails from the middle of the main asteroid belt that hangs out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – and it was ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

After all the space drama, astronomers have figured out what that "city killer" asteroid actually looks like: a flat, ...

YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

There were fears a giant asteroid the size of 59 Bonos was hurtling towards Earth and could wipe Ireland out with a series of ...

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing ...