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

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

Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most ...

YR4 should remain hovering around 1%, should humanity choose to, we have already proven we can nudge asteroids out of our way ...

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes difficult pursuit of tracking deep-space objects.

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Days after it was confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-83 chance of colliding with Earth, American space agency, Nasa ...

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

Scientists have warned an asteroid the size of Buckingham Palace is increasingly likely to hit Earth in the next decade - but ...