Astronomers say a massive green energy project in Chile could compromise one of Earth's best chances to detect dangerous ...

In December, astronomers identified that the asteroid YR4 had a small but not insignificant chance of striking Earth in 2032, ...

The work that we’re doing is really important because warning time is everything,” says Danica Remy of the B612 Foundation in ...

The asteroid, with a diameter of about 950 feet will come close enough to Earth on Friday to warrant astronomers keeping a ...

At first, asteroid 2024 YR4 seemed like a potential threat to Earth, but that risk has since been greatly reduced. The asteroid is estimated to be between 30 and 65 metres wide. Meanwhile, the chances ...

Discovered just a few months ago, asteroid 2024 YR4 quickly raised alarms in the astronomy community. At one point, scientists feared it might collide with Earth, potentially wiping out an entire ...

In February, I wrote about an asteroid (2024 YR4) that originally had a 3.1% projected chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. As its orbit became more predictable, this was lowered to virtually 0%.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close ...