YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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 ...

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

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

Here's how scientists deflect asteroids after experts reveal exact locations where 'city destroyer' could hit.

An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

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

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed toward Earth.

A giant space rock hurtling towards Earth at thousands of miles per hour might sound like something from a sci-fi film, but a ...

NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.

Earth's planetary defences are facing one of their first major tests as an asteroid with about a one in 50 chance of hitting ...

By April this year, scientists will start to decide whether to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit Earth in ...