The asteroid 99942 Apophis, discovered in 2004 and larger than the Eiffel Tower, was once rated a 4 on the Turin Scale. However, researchers later determined it posed no threat to Earth for at least ...

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth have gone up in the past few days ... Back in 2004, astronomers discovered asteroid 99942 Apophis, a space rock bigger than the Eiffel Tower. At one ...

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

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now ... with brighter light typically signaling a larger asteroid, the Webb telescope can calculate its infrared ...

At the time of publication, there is a 2.3 percent chance of an asteroid — called 2024 YR4 — hitting the planet in 2032, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Less than a ...

Astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study an asteroid that has a small chance of striking Earth less than eight ... signaling a larger asteroid, the Webb ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ... as the possible range of uncertainty shrinks. "Earth is taking up a bigger percentage of that uncertain area," Betts explained.