YR4 asteroid is thought to be hockey puck shaped and house-sized, with the asteroid, detected in December, initially thought ...

NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson asteroid, captured by its Lucy spacecraft on a recent flyby around 139 million miles (223 million km) from Earth.

"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

Detailed analysis of the asteroid's light curve - its pattern of light output in time - allowed the team to determine its ...

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates ...

NASA is actively working on planetary defence against asteroids that could threaten Earth. Their new documentary highlights ...

YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing ...