According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

But scientists now say that there is a very real chance Earth will be hit by a 'city killer' asteroid on December ... would be all but wiped off the map by the size of the shockwave.

Scientists warn that an asteroid named 2024 YR4 might hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The chances are now 2.3%. The impact ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

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

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Researchers offer their most comprehensive assessment to date of the history of water and organic compounds in a sample ...

Scientists found that asteroid Bennu contained a set of salty mineral deposits that formed in an exact sequence when a brine evaporated, leaving clues about the type of water that flowed billions of ...