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

The 500metre wide rock could throw 400million tonnes of dust into the atmosphere, dropping the Earth's temperature 4C ...

The nearly 200-foot space rock has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever,’ says ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries ... The researchers found 14 of the 20 amino acids that are used in biology to build proteins, and 19 non-protein amino acids, many ...

The Earth could be sent into an "impact winter" if it is hit by the 500 metre wide Bennu asteroid where dust would be kicked ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...