An asteroid that could cause huge destruction is now being carefully watched. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has the potential to release ...

Scientists now say an asteroid discovered in late December has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth in 2032. The asteroid isn't large enough to pose an existential threat to life on the planet, but it ...

Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public following the overthrow of ...

NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace ...

Last year on the day of Christmas, a football sized asteroid passed close to the earth. It was around double the distance ...

Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain low — but with relatively limited observations so far, the odds are in flux.

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.

NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about what scientists could do to divert a threatening asteroid — and who would be ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...