Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

An asteroid is headed towards the Earth - but it’s probably not time to panic just yet. In recent days, there has been ...

The chances of our planet colliding with this newly discovered object in 2032 are very remote, but they have recently almost ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which may hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The estimated impact probability is ...

VIDEO: Scientists are tracking Asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2032.

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This asteroid has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth. That's nearly double the percentage reported earlier this month. But ...

A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...

YR4, a near-Earth asteroid has a one-in-45 chance of hitting Planet Earth in December 2032, NASA and the European Space ...

The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...