The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

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

YR4 will almost certainly not hit Earth, scientists assure the world - Chances of a collision have been repeatedly revised upwards but have now started to fall – but it may still hit the Moon ...

"It wouldn't affect the global climate, but it would certainly be a disaster of every proportion. So we're all hoping that doesn't happen." In order to gain a greater understanding of the asteroid ...

While finding massive metallic rocks in space is relatively easy, asteroids that are just ten metres in size are far harder ...

The near-Earth object, designated 2024 YR4, now has a 1 in 32 chance of slamming into Earth after NASA published new data on ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a recently discovered planetoid, now has a 1.5% probability of making impact with Earth, according to NASA. Even though the new probability is down from the previously reported ...

If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster? From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to ...

The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have fluctuated recently, but experts aren’t preparing for the worst yet. At the end of 2024, a NASA-funded ...

The giant space rock 2024 YR4, which has been labelled a potential "city killer", has been monitored by astronomers since it was discovered last December. Earlier this week, NASA forecast it had a 2 ...

Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters) wide, a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas ...

On the world's first Asteroid Day, Nina Burleigh discovers that Nasa has already commissioned a team of 'planetary defenders' ...