The latest calculations show that the asteroid known as "2024 YR4" has an increased chance of striking our planet in Dec.

YR4, discovered on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS survey in Chile, has recently garnered attention due to an increased ...

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

That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side untouched by that impact and containing older rocks in original condition ...

An asteroid named 2024 YR4, first spotted Dec. 27, is possibly headed right toward Earth, but we don't need to run for cover just yet. Here's why.

NASA has revealed that the chances of the city-destroying asteroid known as '2024 YR4' hitting Earth when it passes by in 2032 have increased.

The fear of a collision between Earth and a meteorite is growing. The European Space Agency (ESA), in constant collaboration with the US agency (NASA), is still trying to gather as ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

The likelihood of a giant asteroid striking Earth in 2032 has increased, According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first spotted by an automated telescope in Chile in December 2024. In January, the asteroid had a relatively slim 1.3 per cent chance of hitting Earth. But according to NASA's ...

A space rock with some history could be on a collision course with Earth, though, to be fair, it's pretty unlikely. Bennu has ...