YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

Asteroid Bennu wasn’t what NASA expected. Instead of a smooth surface for sample collection, OSIRIS-REx encountered a chaotic ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

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

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

AN asteroid the size of a football pitch cannot be ignored, an expert has warned after its chances of hitting Earth increased ...

using its thrusters to disturb the asteroid's surface to reveal what lies beneath, as shown in an undated NASA artist's video ...

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the ...

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...