The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

Here's a fun little nugget of existential dread for you: an asteroid charmingly named 2024 YR4 might smack into Earth on December 22, 2032. Just when we'd be winding down the holiday chaos, the ...

Concerns rise over asteroid 2024 YR4, now with a 2.6% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, according to NASA. Initially detected in 2024, the asteroid poses a Level 3 threat, potentially impacting ...

NASA has detected a 67-foot asteroid traveling at 16,490 mph set to fly by Earth on February 18, 2025. Despite its alarming ...

While finding massive metallic rocks in space is relatively easy, asteroids that are just ten metres in size are far harder ...

In 1908, a 30-meter-wide (98-foot-wide) asteroid struck the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Siberian forest of Russia, according to the Planetary Society. The event leveled trees and destroyed ...

ATLANTA — The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has doubled, now sitting at 2.3 percent. The headlines alone can make one nervous. So, is it something to be concerned about?

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...