YR4, once flagged as a potential Earth threat, is now being tracked for a possible Moon impact in 2032, with a 3.8% chance of ...

About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

NASA is working on a new space observatory, NEO Surveyor, the first spacecraft designed to assess the threats of asteroids well in advance. The mission launch date is expected to be in the fall of ...

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

Scientists have finally found an answer to one of space’s biggest mysteries, and the answer could even lead to finally ...

Scientists have unveiled new information about the 2024 YR4, a 'city killer' asteroid that scientists had warned could have a ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

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

It has long been suspected that carbonaceous materials are too weak to survive the fiery plunge through the atmosphere. But ...