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

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 ...

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

A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...

YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the ...

A doomsday scenario? NASA is tracking an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of striking Earth. We have some time to prepare, ...

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

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

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

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

An incredible simulation has shown exactly what would happen if a 'city killer' asteroid was to hit Earth. That's right, a ...