Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have fluctuated since then, according to NASA and the European Space ...

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field ... Such an impact, if it occurred, would have the potential for city-level devastation, depending on where it strikes. Prior to the odds dipping ...

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.

Even though the asteroid is relatively small, it could still be what some are calling a "city killer" because if it were to hit Earth, it could cause significant devastation in a populous area.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/11/25, astrophysicist Brian Koberlein explains the science behind the "city-killer" asteroid (which is no longer expected to hit earth).

Ars: What are we learning about the asteroid's destructive potential? Andrews: The damage it could cause would be localized to a roughly city-sized area, so if it hits the middle of the ocean or a ...

But now, the latest update for the city-killer asteroid has delivered an audible sigh of relief as its chances of hitting Earth in 2032 have dropped to virtually zero. When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...

The impact looked like a small puff of dust, a far cry from what a city-killing asteroid would do. NASA and the rest of the planet will likely not just sit back and watch. The agency has dipped ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA has been keeping a close eye on Asteroid 2024 YR4, a city-killer asteroid that ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a potential ...

The asteroid — which was initially discovered in December 2024 — is large enough to destroy a whole city, according to scientists Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024.