The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...

YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

On February 15, 2013, a small asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. The shock wave from this explosion damaged thousands of buildings, and almost 1,500 people were injured by broken ...

Astronomers are closely tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) that has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. While the probability remains low, scientists stress ...

The asteroid, big enough to wipe out an entire city, now has a higher chance of smashing into our home planet in 2032, ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

While most NEOs are harmless, larger ones can cause significant damage, such as the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor explosion over Russia that injured nearly 1,500 people. How would scientists know that ...