A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

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

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — with the space agency saying it "no longer poses a significant ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...

NASA “significantly lowered” the risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth, saying the chances are now almost zero. Just last week, NASA said there was a 3.1% chance of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth somewhere ...

Astronomers have spotted an asteroid with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the next decade ... s yet unclear whether it will actually hit Earth or not. NASA first spotted the asteroid ...

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

That people are effectively taking bets on Earth’s chance of being hit is a reason to be genuinely ... But if it is heading Earth’s way—or the next asteroid is—the world will look to ...

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — with the space agency saying it "no longer poses a significant ...