It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have fluctuated recently, but experts aren’t preparing for the worst yet. At the end of 2024, a NASA-funded ...

An asteroid's chances of hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen again to over 3%. Experts say not to worry for now, as chances the asteroid will miss the Earth stand at nearly 97%. Astronomers now ...

(ATLAS / University of Hawaii / NASA) The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have fluctuated recently, but experts aren't preparing for the worst yet.

Astronomers are closely watching an asteroid that has a small probability of hitting Earth in less than eight years. On Thursday, NASA decreased the asteroid's impact probability to 0.3% ...

Measuring 1,148 feet (350 meters) in diameter, Apophis was previously considered one of the most hazardous asteroids, with a chance of hitting ... with Earth. The rating meant that the asteroid ...

is now the riskiest asteroid ever detected. On Tuesday, NASA calculated that the space rock had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, while the European Space Agency's risk assessment sits at 2.8%.

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. Protocols require the ...

What to know about 2024 YR4: Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth. What is asteroid 2024 YR4 and why are scientists paying attention to it?