Previous estimates measured the asteroid at 131-295 feet. The asteroid has been dubbed "city-killer" due to its massive size and potential to cause major destruction. The rock is big enough to ...

The asteroid, spanning around 49 to 111 feet in diameter, is hurtling through space at some 42,300 miles per hour.

Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ... city. While unlikely, a lunar impact would provide researchers with an unprecedented opportunity to study how the size of an ...

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

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid ... major city. While unlikely, a lunar impact would provide researchers with an unprecedented opportunity to study how the size of ...

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.

For reference, that means the asteroid would be roughly the same size as a 10-story building ... it would cause major destruction to a city. Earth’s cities don’t need to worry anymore, but what ...

An asteroid that size is more than big enough to leave a significant mark if it makes contact with Earth or our Moon. NASA’s latest analysis of the city-killer asteroid’s Moon impact risk was ...

This showed that 2024 YR4 “most likely” originated in the solar system’s main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The building-sized rock was likely pushed into its current near-Earth ...

A “city killer” asteroid had a chance of striking ... Picture: European Space Agency/AP The football field-sized asteroid’s odds of striking the moon on December 22, 2032, jumped from ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid is nearly the size of a football field. It was detected in December 2024, and NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies predicted then it had a 3% chance of hitting Earth ...