YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see ...

The now-retired spaceman Chris Hadfield, 65, has put his two pence in the ongoing conversation surrounding what could happen if it really does make a beeline for Earth ... year, has a 2.3 percent ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...

From the cities instantly incinerated to the global volcanic winter, AI reveals what life would look like if the Yellowstone ...

NASA has upgraded the chances of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth once again, making it the highest odds in ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.

If a star explodes in space and no one is around to see it, does it wreak a change on terrestrial evolution? Yes, maybe – if ...

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way – and scientists have predicted that ...

Chinese scientists have been continuously observing an asteroid that may collide with Earth in 2032 since early January, ...

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...