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

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 ...

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

The site is the Schrödinger basin near the Moon’s South Pole. It formed when an asteroid or possibly even ... Those two canyons—named Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—are significant ...

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

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

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth ... The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches ...

China has started assembling a planetary defence team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...

Juno mission: Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet What is asteroid 2024 YR4 and why are scientists paying attention to it? Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...