Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

Astronomers are working to reduce the uncertainty about the asteroid's orbit and rule out any impact risk, but it will fade ...

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

Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...

It is as wide as the wing span of a 747 and has a 1 in 83 chance of hitting the Earth when it arrives in 2032. David Moore of ...

An astronomer says a large asteroid currently heading towards the Earth could destroy an entire country. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has just been detected using NASA'S ATLAS detection system. It is as wide ...

This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...

Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light ...

Days after it was confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-83 chance of colliding with Earth, American space agency, Nasa ...

When the spacecraft completed its long journey home more than a year ago, NASA split up a 120-gram sample, collected in October 2020 from the asteroid ... for life to Earth and other bodies ...