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

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

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

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...

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

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

While both JPL and MPC focus squarely on cataloging and tracking natural asteroids, comets and other ... in late February to fly by an asteroid and snap images to investigate its surface.

SpaceX/Getty Images “(The amateur astronomer ... as well as helping policymakers and scientists understand threats — whether those threats are asteroids or foreign adversaries. Musk’s sports car ...

There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...

YR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...