The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...

As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Also applies to small objects such as meteors and bodies that burn up in the atmosphere as well as infrequent meteorite falls that rarely cause damage.” Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected by telescopes ...

Also applies to small objects such as meteors and bodies that burn up in the atmosphere as well as infrequent meteorite falls that rarely cause damage.” Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected by telescopes ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

Much of the risk is based on an area of "uncertainty" in outer space, where the asteroid may or may not end up, and rising odds reflect new insights into that area, according to Richard Moissl ...

and the odds of the newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth just went up. However, even as the probability of the asteroid hitting Earth – which is now at 3.1% or a 1-in-32 chance ...