YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are shifting, with the space rock now carrying a 1-in-48 chance of collision.

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

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

By April this year, scientists will start to decide whether to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit Earth in ...

In eight years' time, an asteroid dozens of meters in size could hit the Earth. One of our best instruments is now to ...

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

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...