An asteroid named 2024 YR4 has been discovered with a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth by 2032. In this video, we break down the ...

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

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

New information is pushing Asteroid 2024 YR4 off of our front pages. Initial estimates gave it a 2.8% chance of striking ...

Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks can still be threatening, as the surprise 56-foot (17-meter) rock that ...

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...

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 ...

A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...

The asteroid, which has been dubbed YR4 ... it’s not time to push the panic button quite yet, but this is a real possibility that NASA scientists will continue to monitor.

YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of ...

It was only a drill. Had it been a real emergency, you would have been instructed to kiss the world – or a large chunk of it – goodbye. Watching this five-day asteroid war game from the wings ...

The review yielded positive results, reflecting remarkable progress in the national team’s capabilities, and reinforcing the preparations for the mission launch ...