A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

Asteroids Asteroids have been floating in the dark abyss of space for millions of years. They're often called the remnants of ...

The 60-metre object has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever’, says astronomer ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...

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A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

About seven years from now, in 2032, an asteroid orbiting the Sun will fly so close to Earth that it has a little over 1 percent chance of impact. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, stands out as the only ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...

But, as missions return new findings, we may need to rethink what we thought we knew about asteroid formation. Learning what asteroids are made of has been a long-standing goal for many astronomers.

Asteroid estimated to have a one in 83 chance of colliding with Earth about 2032 after being spotted in December Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about 60-metres long and has a relatively high probability of ...