YR4, a potential “city-killer,” has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032—but scientists say it might strike the Moon ...

The European Space Agency says the asteroid could destroy a city and has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth.

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

"While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1% to a ...

ATLANTA — The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has doubled, now sitting at 2.3 percent. The headlines alone can make one nervous. So, is it something to be concerned about?

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos ...