Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Latest U.S.

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4, the size of a 10-story building, now has a chance of crashing into the moon. At the start of the year, word spread that a huge “city-destroying” asteroid was ...

At an estimated 130 to 300 feet (40 to 90 meters) wide, Asteroid YR4 is big enough to be considered a city-killer, meaning it could cause catastrophic destruction if it ever collides with Earth.

Measuring the size of a football field, the asteroid has rattled space authorities as they anticipate it could potentially wipe out a whole city, per The Planetary Society.

YR4 is about 197 feet (60 meters) across, which is the size of a 15-story building – if it were to hit our planet, it could have devastated an entire region or obliterated a city.

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm because of the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. The space rock ...

Venus may be hiding potential ‘city-killer’ asteroid, researchers claim by: Sierra Campbell. Posted: ... The asteroid is about the size of a 10-story building, according to researchers.

The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 7.59 p.m. ET (2359 GMT) on June 5, at which time it will pass 2,170,309 miles (3,492,787 kilometers) from our planet, over nine times the ...

The close approach will happen at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET on May 21 (1730 GMT), at which point the asteroid, designated 2025 KF, will pass a mere 71,700 miles (115,000 kilometers) from Earth ...

NASA first discovered “2024 YR4,” a 174-to-220-foot-wide asteroid, in December and found it only had roughly a 1% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, NewsNation local affiliate KTLA reported.

Venus may be hiding potential ‘city-killer’ asteroid, researchers claim by: Sierra Campbell. Posted: ... The asteroid is about the size of a 10-story building, according to researchers.