Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

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

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...

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

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

Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They can ...

Bennu has a diameter of roughly 500 meters (1,640 feet) and has a 1 in 2,700 chance of hitting our ... for three years. "Asteroid impacts have taken place many times in Earth’s history.

The probability of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has increased, but experts remain calm.

Using the ESA's measurement, asteroid 2024 YR4 may range anywhere from 200 to 500 Squishmallows, or roughly half of the size ...

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.