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

As best as anyone can tell, if any hazardously sized asteroid were to hit Earth in the relatively near future, it would most ...

There's a slim chance a sizeable asteroid could collide with our planet in 2032, and it's fair to wonder why the powers that ...

In some ways, 2024 YR4 is one of the most worrying asteroids we have ever encountered. It was, for instance, given a rating ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...

A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...

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

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.