The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...

YR4, a near-Earth asteroid has a one-in-45 chance of hitting Planet Earth in December 2032, NASA and the European Space ...

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

Of the Asteroid 2024 YR4, Mr Rankin said last month: "It is just important to keep in mind that its orbit is still too ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

An asteroid originally thought to have a higher chance of colliding with Earth might instead strike the Moon, according to ...

Space agencies have been granted permission to use a giant telescope to assess the potential impact of a "city-killer" ...

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...

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

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