A close approach of an asteroid is an intriguing sight to witness for many. Sky lovers will have an opportunity to witness this spectacle soon in September, according to Space.com. The Virtual ...

PASADENA, California — Recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the ...

A giant space rock hurtling towards Earth at thousands of miles per hour might sound like something from a sci-fi film, but a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, is indeed on a potential collision ...

An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of asteroids coming too close for comfort to Earth may remind people of ...

Earthlings can keep their plans seven years from now after scientists have officially declared Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not a threat to our planet. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 by the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is ...

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(CNN) — A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. While the odds of an impact are slim, ...

New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought.