The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to deflect the ...

No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

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

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

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

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we ...

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.

YR4, a newly found near-Earth perilous object, has a small chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring 40–90m ...

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

The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly doubled – though we are almost certainly fine. On 22 ...