Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

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

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.

An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.