The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday that the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth is slightly more than 1%.

Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid ...

Scientists are keeping close watch on the space rock. It is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.

Scientists are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, though further observations are expected to eliminate the risk.

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...

NASA's successful experiment in knocking an asteroid off course could come in handy in 2032. Astronomers say an asteroid ...

Astronomers have spotted a space rock, an estimated 200 feet in length, that they say just may be headed for Earth.

The nearly 200-foot space rock has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever,’ says astronomer ...

Astronomers have identified a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of colliding with ...

An asteroid the width of Manhattan will be close enough to Earth tonight to be seen with binoculars. The good news is that the word "close" — like all things astronomical — is relative.

An asteroid larger than Manhattan is approaching Earth this week, offering a unique opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts. This rare and spectacular phenomenon will not occur again for several decades ...