The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

A recently discovered, sizable asteroid may come within striking distance of Earth in less than eight years. But although the ...

Astronomers have significantly increased the odds of a giant asteroid hitting the earth by 2032. The giant asteroid, ...

The celestial near-Earth object, known as 2024 PT5, measures about 33 feet (10 meters) wide; however, it’s not in any danger of colliding with Earth now or over the next few decades due to its ...

YR, the explosion from an airburst would equal around eight megatons of TNT -- more than 500 times the power of the Hiroshima ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...