YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and China is preparing to deter it by mirroring a U.S. space test.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.

The James Webb Space Telescope will be helping to track asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032 ...

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

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...

Current data shows 2024 YR4 is the only known large asteroid with an impact probability above 1%. NASA reminds people that ...

Space agencies are turning equipment such as the James Webb Space Telescope towards the asteroid, in the hope of learning ...