An asteroid, whichemerged the most threatening celestial body in forecasting history, no longer poses a significant threat to ...

Large telescopes around the world continue to track Asteroid 2024 YR4 before it fades out of view this spring and the odds of ...

NASA updates its percentage risk of asteroid hitting Earth - Space rock 2024 YR4 now has a 1.5 per cent chance of colliding ...

The chances a ‘city killer’ asteroid will crash into Earth in seven years’ time have fallen, NASA has said. Scientists have ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...

A week ago, the asteroid set a new record for having the highest probability of hitting Earth — 3.1% according to NASA and 2.8% according to the ESA. The planetary defense community has been ...

NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide.

NASA scientists said Monday there is "no significant potential" for Asteroid 2024 YR4 to hit Earth in the next century. The updated prediction comes after additional observations, and weeks of ...

WASHINGTON, United States — An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday — making it the most threatening space ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a potential ...