Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the ...

The chances of our planet colliding with this newly discovered object in 2032 are very remote, but they have recently almost ...

A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...

The challenge of unearthing lost things and solving inscrutable puzzles is a driving force in the world of science. Such breakthroughs rarely happen in the derring-do fashion of the “Indiana Jones” ...

Scientists say a new 'city-destroying' asteroid has a higher chance of hitting Earth than they first thought. NASA found a ...

A newly discovered asteroid will almost certainly miss the Earth when it comes around in seven years, but eventually one will ...

YR4 has caught the attention of scientists, with a small chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The European Space ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The ...