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

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about ... to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029. Further observations ruled out ...

it initially carried a 2.7% chance of impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby – then a record. While YR4's impact odds have unseated Apophis, the larger asteroid still briefly hit a higher rating ...

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...

The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have ... with the threat of barreling toward Earth in 2029. During early assessments of impact risk, Apophis reached ...

Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks can still be threatening, as the surprise 56-foot (17-meter) rock that ...

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has ... when it briefly had a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in 2029 -- a possibility later ruled ...

As additional observations came in, the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth went up ... The risk of Apophis impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby even rose as high as 2.7% on the Sentry ...

For a time, it was the only object among more than 37,000 known large space rocks with any chance of hitting Earth anytime soon. Initial projections gave the asteroid little more than a 1% chance ...

(ATLAS / University of Hawaii / NASA) The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years ... with the threat of barreling toward Earth in 2029. During early ...