The object is likely a 12-mile wide asteroid or comet from way, way out of town that just happens to be passing through our ...

World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose ...

The object, a celestial body from another star system, was discovered on Tuesday by the University of Hawaii’s Asteroid ...

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines ... open image in gallery Artist’s illustration of asteroid 2024 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 0 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, meaning, "The likelihood of a collision is zero, or is so low as to be effectively zero.". A similar ...

One such asteroid about the size of a 10-story building made headlines earlier this year when initial calculations showed a tiny chance of it hitting the Earth in 2032. Scientists have since ruled ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its ...

The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, is currently 27 million miles from Earth and is expected to come close to our planet in December 2032. But is it really a threat?

The 2024 YR4 asteroid caused quite a stir when astronomers first reported it via the Minor Planet Center in December 2024. Based on the data collected on its trajectory at that point, the asteroid ...

This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know. Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

There’s a huge asteroid coming our way in 2029 and the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to track it every step of the way. Don’t worry, you can look up with confidence, as the 1,230-feet-long ...