"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

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 ...

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

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth ... according to the European Space Agency. The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making ...

A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ... Importantly, even relatively small rocks can still be threatening, as the surprise 56-foot (17-meter) rock that exploded over ...

The asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide. The space rock has a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager for the Center ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

A newly-discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, according to scientists. The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into ...