In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which may hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The estimated impact probability is ...

At the end of last year astronomers detected a new asteroid named 2024 YR4 but it wasn’t like other solar system travelers.

Space agencies and thousands of astronomers are working against the clock to determine the trajectory of the body before it ...

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

European Space Agency (ESA) announced about a rare «time-critical» decision that will direct James Webb Space Telescope. At ...

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

As the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase, the world's space agencies have made a rare emergency decision.

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about what scientists could do to divert a threatening asteroid — and who would be ...

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.