A massive asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, prompting NASA's warning of a close encounter. Will it strike? What's the ...

A NASA scientist has predicted where a huge asteroid - the size of Big Ben - could potentially hit Earth in seven years' time ...

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

As for where it’ll go, David Rankin, an engineer with NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey Project, mapped out a 'risk corridor', ...

A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

NASA’s NEO Surveyor has passed its critical design review, clearing the way for construction and testing. This infrared ...

Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...

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.