Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...

NASA scientists continuously track asteroids that pass near Earth to assess potential risks. After three asteroids—2025 CJ3, ...

In eight years' time, an asteroid dozens of meters in size could hit the Earth. One of our best instruments is now to ...

As the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase, the world's space agencies have made a rare emergency decision.

Space agencies and thousands of astronomers are working against the clock to determine the trajectory of the body before it ...

Astronomers are turning to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of ...

NASA alerts about aeroplane-sized asteroid set for close flyby this week: All you need to know about Asteroid 2025 CL3 ...

YR4 could hit Earth in 2032, but the chances are currently tiny based on the latest observations by the scientific community.

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which may hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The estimated impact probability is ...

Astronomers are working to reduce the uncertainty about the asteroid’s orbit and rule out any impact risk, but it will fade from view from Earth in a few months.

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about what scientists could do to divert a threatening asteroid — and who would be ...