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

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

CQ, about the size of a 15-story building, is expected to pass near Earth on February 5, 2025. Measuring 150 feet in width, ...

His team has been analyzing the object’s path since early January to ensure no important detail slips through the cracks. Astronomers from NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

A report published in Science Advances details when the asteroid could collide with Earth and the destruction it would cause.

In this video frame, Jason Dworkin holds up a vial that contains part of the sample from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource ...

And the best is yet to come. Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported ...

Space agencies are closely monitoring a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a probability of colliding with Earth in some years from now, according to assessments from NASA and the European ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. CAPE CANAVERAL ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid observed by NASA using the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on January 27, 2025. NASA/Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope/New Mexico ...