YR4, an asteroid that currently has a more than 1 percent chance to hit the Earth in 2032, catching the attention of ...

NASA has identified an asteroid with a more than 1 percent chance of striking Earth in December 2032, per a statement ...

The meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life in the solar system.

A building-sized asteroid found in 2024 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032. For the first time ever, a planetary ...

CNN reports how new research from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center published to “Nature” has revealed that samples from the near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, contains organic compounds and minerals ...

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR24 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst ...

YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...

The European Space Agency is monitoring an asteroid with a slim chance to strike Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was found ...

Scientists are keeping close watch on the space rock. It is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. According to the study in Nature Astronom y, the team also found 14 of the 20 ...

An asteroid has triggered an international warning of a possible collision. The asteroid, YR4, has around a 1.3% chance of colliding with Earth in December, 2032. This is the highest risk recorded by ...

An asteroid the size of a skyscraper, 2024 YR4, has caught NASA’s attention due to a slight chance — just over 1% — of impacting Earth in 2032. While this sounds alarming, history shows that similar ...