Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

Scientists will point the world’s most powerful telescope at the asteroid 2024 YR4, in the hope of understanding whether it ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

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

An asteroid named 2024 YR4, first spotted Dec. 27, is possibly headed right toward Earth, but we don't need to run for cover just yet. Here's why.

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

Scientists from South Korea have conducted simulations of a potential impact of the asteroid Bennu on Earth in the year 2182.

Scientists from South Korea have conducted simulations regarding the potential impact of asteroid Bennu on Earth in the year ...

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

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A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a ...