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

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on ... The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly doubled – though we are almost certainly fine.

Getty Images The European Space Agency told Newsweek that the probability of the YR4 asteroid hitting the Earth ... our history—permanently off-planet. "Whether an asteroid or comet hit, a ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that unleashed 130 times the amount of energy in Earth’s global ...

Throughout history, Earth has faced cataclysmic events that reshaped its climate and ecosystems. Some of these events were triggered by asteroid impacts, leaving long-lasting effects on both land and ...

The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at slamming into the Earth. Right now, the odds are 1 in 43. UW planetarium guru says ...

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth have gone up in the past few days ... The longer we track its orbit, the better we can predict where it’s actually headed.” If history is anything to ...

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.