A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...

The potential impact would occur on Dec. 22, 2032. It’s much too soon to know where it might land if it did hit Earth.

No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this ...

Astronomers say there is a 2.3% chance an asteroid nearly as big as the Statue of Liberty will smash into the Earth in 2032.

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

NASA has revealed that the chances of the city-destroying asteroid known as '2024 YR4' hitting Earth when it passes by in 2032 have increased.

A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...