The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The ...

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...

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

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

An asteroid named 2024 YR4, first spotted Dec. 27, is possibly headed right toward Earth, but we don't need to run for cover just yet. Here's why.

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

A new study reveals that these missing pieces may not have been absent from the start but were instead lost during violent ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

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 ...

The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we ...

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.

If it does hit, possible impact sites include ... odds of those space rocks — including asteroids, meteors and meteorites — impacting Earth. "The majority of near-Earth objects have orbits ...