YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

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

It was initially believed the asteroid, first detected on December 27, had about a 1 percent chance of colliding with Earth, but by Thursday, that chance had risen to 2.3 percent. On Wednesday, NASA ...

In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to nudge an incoming asteroid out of harm's way by slamming a ...

NASA scientists are already finding ways to make sure that the end of the world will not be caused by an asteroid.

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

NASA's Atlas says that an 100m asteroid has 10 times the destructive force of the 2021 Tonga volcanic eruption, which caused a large explosion and tsunamis in several countries. The damage caused by ...

It is difficult to accurately predict any potential damage. NASA says that an 100-metres asteroid has 10 times the destructive force of the 2021 Tonga volcanic eruption, which caused a large explosion ...