New data shrank the odds that this asteroid will hit Earth, but astronomers will continue to study it. Here’s what you need ...

NASA’s double-asteroid redirection test, launched in 2022, was an actual experiment in space. It sent a rocket to strike an ...

The asteroid's odds of smacking Earth have gone up in recent days, but that number is not set in stone. There's a lot still ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope, which has an infrared eye that allows it to track the asteroid further out than optical light ...

NASA and ESA are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially had a higher collision probability with Earth than the ...

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

On december 27th, 2024, the asteroid terrestrial-impact last alert system (atlas) Detected a new asteroid, which was designated 2024 y-r-4.As more observations ...

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

NASA is on high alert for a “city-killer” asteroid that’s headed toward Earth — cuz they don’t wanna miss a thing.

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...