Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...
Watch as a city-killer asteroid set to possibly crash into Earth in 2032 zooms away from Earth in new telescope footage.
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The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
The tech billionaires could collaborate on a "humanity-saving" moon base in case an asteroid hits Earth, Douglas MacKinnon ...
At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...