The asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and given a 3% probability of colliding with Earth. It’s approximately the size of a jumbo jet and ...

Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

FOR a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90m in diameter, it was ...

Once the new measurements were taken and the math was done, the probability of YR4 hitting the Earth began to decline, ...

Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.

DU2, measuring 160 feet wide and travelling at 62,650 km/h, will pass Earth on March 6 at a safe distance of 542,000 km.

The cosmos has always fascinated humanity with its vast mysterious expanse holding both beauty and potential danger. Among ...

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

More than 38,000 asteroids are known to be in Earth’s vicinity ... Although YR4 no longer poses a threat, it’s increasingly ...