Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which was originally spotted in late 2024. A NASA dashboard gave the chance of the asteroid colliding with Earth a 1.9% chance of happening around Dec. 22, ...

New NASA observations show a near-Earth asteroid with more than a 1% chance of impacting Earth in seven years.

Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale, giving it a 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

The hunk of space rock measures somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long, but its speed is unknown. “It’s a matter of ‘does it ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

NASA has issued a message message after reports of the discovery of a ‘city-destroying’ asteroid, 2024 YR4, that could hit ...

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one ...