Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
YR4 is currently rated a 3 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, which signals a close approach and the need for ...
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...
Scientists have found an asteroid that might smash into the Earth in December 2032. That's less than eight short years away, ...
Scientists have warned an asteroid the size of Buckingham Palace is increasingly likely to hit Earth in the next decade - but ...
NASA issues alert for two asteroids passing Earth soon, highlighting the importance of asteroid tracking and planetary ...
The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to ...
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...