It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. "Could" is a stretch, however, ...

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

The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we ...

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

The asteroid named "2024 YR4," which is about the size of a football field, now has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032.