Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks as the world's telescopes ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

It is expected that some rocks and dust may even be launched away from the asteroid itself, though most of it will eventually ...

In December 2024, near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis set the record with a rating ... which to calculate the asteroid's orbit. Because its path is less certain, at this stage the 'risk corridor ...

The last time this happened was with the discovery of asteroid Apophis in 2004. It briefly had a nearly 3% impact risk, but after further data narrowed down its future path, it proved to be no ...

Astronomers all over the world are watching the asteroid, trying to narrow down its future path. The risk will likely drop to 0%, but if not, NASA may have to plan a mission to push the asteroid away.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, NASA reports. Astronomers all over the world are watching the asteroid, trying to narrow down its future path. The risk will likely drop ...

After its discovery in 2004, Apophis made it all the way up to rank 4 on the Torino scale. As astronomers carefully watched it, though, and gathered more information on its exact path around the ...

Discovered in August 2024, the 33-foot-wide object has followed a path similar to Earth’s, making it a temporary celestial neighbor. (Artist’s concept.) In January 2025, NASA’s Goldstone Solar System ...