YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

The FAA says SpaceX is trying to determine if the debris found in Poland belonged to the Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage.

Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.

The drop in odds had been widely anticipated by the global astronomical community, which now broadly expects the probability ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

NASA says that Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72 percent chance of missing Earth when it passes by us in 2032.

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We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...