NASA Updates Moon Impact Risk for Asteroid 2024 YR4 to 3.8%

Asteroid with surprising, hockey puck shape still might slap the moon, scientists say

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

See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like

Astronomers have created a 3D representation of asteroid 2024 YR4.

With a rotation of just 20 minutes and a flat disk shape, asteroid 2024 YR4 challenges what we know about these celestial bodies.

Scientists reveal what the asteroid on course to hit the Moon looks liked

The space rock was first detected in December and was initially considered to have a chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Space scientists work out shape of asteroid set to smash into Moon

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the Moon

We now know the shape of notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 that dominated headlines recently — it's probably 'suburban,' too

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for Earth-crossing space rocks, a new study finds.