The world’s top astronomers are closely watching an asteroid they say has a 2.3% chance of hitting earth in 2032 - up from just 1% last month. Tom explains what they’re looking for and what scientists ...

The DART mission was fab, but might not be able to stop 2024 YR4,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Referring to NASA’s 2022 ...

Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.

China is putting together a planetary defence team after scientists spotted a huge asteroid heading towards the Earth. NASA and the European Space Agency have put asteroid 2024 YR4 at the top of the ...

NASA’s two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency announced Tuesday that ...

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The media company Semafor is planning a Washington economic conference for global CEOs this April that it ...

That's good news for NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side later this ...