Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

Good news for those concerned about reports of a potential asteroid impact in 2032: NASA has dramatically lowered the ...

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

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

The six-mile-wide asteroid punched a one-way ticket toward extinction for all non-avian dinosaurs. Some 66 million years ...

Other “harbingers of doom” in 2025 will include two ‘blood moons,’ a potential fire in the northern sky and a sudden ...

and its albedo—which measures how reflective the asteroid is—is still highly uncertain, further complicating the prediction of its future path. The albedo of the asteroid not only tells us ...

YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...

Nostradamus's predictions for 2025 include a possible asteroid encounter with Earth, a resurgence of an old plague in England ...