The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of ...

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

Astronomers are closely tracking Asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but notable chance of colliding with Earth in 2032.

European Space Agency (ESA) announced about a rare «time-critical» decision that will direct James Webb Space Telescope. At ...

"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will ...

The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will aim to land on the asteroid and begin extraction," according to ...