Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

While asteroid mining is already being undertaken, the first mission didn't exactly go off without a hitch. Here's what ...

Now a different group has looked at its orbital past, suggesting a likely place of origin: the middle of the main asteroid ...

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 “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near ... irregular shape and is the density of solid rock,” research lead ...