The chances that an asteroid hits Earth in 2032 are now at their highest since the object was first discovered, according to NASA.

YR4: everything to know about the potential "city killer" space rock that has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth on Dec. 22, ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

Scientists have created a new 3D map of "mega ripples" on the seafloor caused by the Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

But the effects would be felt over a larger area ... no threat to people on Earth, but would generate a sizeable impact crater on our planet’s only natural satellite. Tracking an asteroid turns out to ...

Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...

NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock ...

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and ...