Measuring approximately 40 to 100 metres wide, people have been nicknaming the asteroid ‘the city destroyer’ as it has the ...

NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide.

The space rock, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, had its impact odds for 2032 revised by NASA ’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), and a new study found it could also have a slim chance of ...

NASA’s NEO Surveyor has passed its critical design review, clearing the way for construction and testing. This infrared ...

Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...

While NASA says the chances of a collision with Earth are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the space rock was discovered weeks ago.

Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...

First spotted in December 2024, YR4 is estimated to be between 130 and 330 feet in size, roughly equivalent to a 40-story ...

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...