Simulations of a massive asteroid, as wide as the Eiffel Tower is tall, suggest Earth could face catastrophic consequences ... across. While far smaller than the six-mile-wide asteroid that wiped out ...

Simulations of a massive asteroid, as wide as the Eiffel Tower is tall, suggest Earth could face catastrophic ... While far smaller than the six-mile-wide asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs ...

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 ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

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

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.

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

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 ...