Late last year, a newly discovered asteroid caused quite a stir when initial observations revealed a greater than 1% chance ...

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will ...

NASA's Webb Telescope Captures Photos of the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth in 2032 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir ...

The Moon has likely endured thousands of asteroid impacts during its 4.5-billion-year history, but it’s not yet clear what would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 strikes our natural satellite.

(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 ...

A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being ... these rankings are divided into levels of concern: 0-1 are clear or green (meaning no concern), 2-4 are yellow (meaning pay ...

All clear: NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032. NASA’s #PlanetaryDefense team will continue to monitor ...

James Webb Space Telescope images of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken with the telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument). | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Andy Rivkin ...