Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...

NASA and the European Space Agency have issued updates on what is considered to be the most dangerous asteroid astronomers ...

A large asteroid is approaching Earth! Should we worry? We explore NASA's warning about this 93-foot space rock and its ...

CHINA is assembling a planetary defence team after a giant “city-killer” asteroid was discovered hurtling towards Earth. The ...

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.

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

The asteroid is also on the European Space Agency's NEO impact Risk List. For context, 2024 YR4 rates at a 3 on the Torino ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

NASA is additionally working on an asteroid-hunting telescope known as the NEO Surveyor to find near-Earth objects capable of causing significant damage. Set to launch no earlier than June ...