The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...

TN17, a massive space rock the size of the Taj Mahal, is racing towards Earth at 77,282 km/h and is classified as potentially ...

TN17 will safely pass Earth this time, NASA's warning serves as a reminder of the lurking dangers in space. Scientists and ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Scientists have nearly ruled out any threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was previously believed to have a 3.1 per cent chance of hitting Earth. NASA had previously warned there was a small ...

They flattened forests, left massive craters and even killed the dinosaurs. Learn all about Earth’s hugest asteroid strikes.

The asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and given a 3% probability ...

The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...

But they say the probability of the asteroid hitting Earth is just 1 in 909,000 and ... will continue to track it over this period." The giant rock was first observed on August 24 by Lincoln ...

NASA was reportedly worried that the chances of a "city killing" asteroid striking ... longer thought to be a threat to Earth. On February 20, the odds of it hitting us decreased dramatically ...

Nasa feared the chances of a deadly asteroid hitting Earth could rise past 20 per cent, but now believe it is more likely to collide with the Moon. The “2024 YR4” space rock, which is thought ...

Asteroids have struck Earth occasionally over its long history, often with cataclysmic results. For example, an asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide - much larger than 2024 YR4 - hit ...