A team led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory were focused on using the Webb telescope because the asteroid has been extremely difficult to observe since last year. A

The phrase 'city-killer asteroid' has quickly gone viral online after scientists tracked a near-Earth object known as 2024 YR4, triggering widespread curiosity and concern. While the dramatic nickname might sound like something out of a disaster film,

Asteroid 2024 YR4 that was discovered by the Chile-based observatory ATLAS in 2024 was predicted to impact the lunar surface in 2032 based on calculations last year. The impact would have caused lunar quakes and debris like meteorites entering the Earth’s atmosphere later.

Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely.