(KTLA) – Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon.

Nexstar's KTLA spoke with Davide Farnocchia, a navigation engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who works in the agency’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. He shared how scientists tracked the 200-foot-long asteroid’s shifting path, right up until it slipped out of view — for now.

“You can call it a city killer, but there’s no city at risk. The Earth is out of the way,” Farnocchia said. “But the moon is not.”

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first spotted in December 2024, is now being closely monitored as a potential lunar impactor in 2032.

2024 YR4: The ‘city killer’ that threatened to hit Earth in 2032

Just weeks after its discovery, YR4 made headlines when its odds of hitting Earth spiked to 3.1 percent, making it the most threatening asteroid observed in over two decades. That risk earned it a 3 out of 10 on the Torino........

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