Situation is significant enough to warrant global planetary defence community's attention. Astronomers plan to use James Webb ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks as the world's telescopes ...

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed toward Earth.

In recent weeks, scientists have said the threat of a recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has risen slightly, ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

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

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

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

The night sky will witness a celestial event soon. Two asteroids are set to pass Earth on 31 January. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking their movement. Scientists confirm that ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost right from the start.