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

NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in ...

Space agencies monitoring the Y24 asteroid said there was a 2.6-percent chance of impact with Earth, up from 2.2 percent a ...

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...

There is now a 1-in-32 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

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

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

The exact size of 2024 YR4 remains uncertain, but NASA estimates it to be between 130 and 300 feet (40 to 90 meters) in ...

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

A newly discovered asteroid, Asteroid 2024 YR4, has raised concerns with a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in 2032.