The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

The approach, which is closer than telecommunications satellites, will mark the closest any large asteroid has ever come to Earth, according to the ESA. NASA, ESA prepare to send spacecraft to ...

The latest calculations show that the asteroid known as "2024 YR4" has an increased chance of striking our planet in Dec.

By April this year, scientists will start to decide whether to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit Earth in ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting planet Earth in 7 years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded ...

Currently, there are no other known large asteroids that have more than a 1% chance of affecting Earth, according to NASA. Two international asteroid response groups endorsed by the United Nations ...

There’s a more than 1% chance the asteroid will make its way toward ... a 1% or more chance of making contact with Earth, especially not “one large enough to cause serious damage,” he ...

shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid – named 2024 YR4 – having a more than 1% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. “ Currently, no other known large asteroids have an ...