Artist's conception of the DART spacecraft approaching the Didymos asteroid system before deflecting the Dimorphos moonlet ...

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

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China is assembling a 'planetary defense force' amid fears that an asteroid could strike Earth early next decade. According ...

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.

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Flying a few hundred feet above the streets and shores of Daytona Beach, the Goodyear Blimp draws a crowd. Onlookers stare and point. Drivers pull over for better looks, snapping pictures, recording ...

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