The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about an asteroid that is said to be possibly on track ...

A US-based private aerospace company is aiming to commercially mine an asteroid later this week using a microwave-sized ...

NASA has revised the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, reducing it to 0.28%. There are ...

A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses a significant threat to Earth. NASA now considers the risk minimal. There is still a 1% chance the asteroid could hi ...

A NASA asteroid tracker explains how scientists are calculating the risk to Earth from asteroid 2024 YR4.

The outlook for a newly discovered asteroid’s potential impact with Earth is shifting, and scientists say there’s a reason ...

However, observations made of the asteroid on February 19-20 have further decreased its chance of Earth impact to 0.28%.

The good news is that if Earth is incredibly unlucky and the asteroid does hit on Dec. 22, 2032, it will not destroy the ...