Astronomers recently identified asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth at the end of December 2032.

The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week – but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to ­deflect the football pitch-sized rock. A 90-metre-wide space rock passed Earth on ...

Chilean authorities on Sunday issued two evacuation alerts for the southern region of La Araucanía as wildfires raged. At least ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting ...

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Scientists say a new 'city-destroying' asteroid has a higher chance of hitting Earth than they first thought. NASA found a ...

YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency.

By Rodrigo Gutierrez and Fabian Cambero CERRO PARANAL, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned ...

Astronomers track asteroid 2024 YR4, with a 1.9% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, but NASA said there's nothing to be worried about.

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...