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

Candidates under 35 with master’s degrees in astrophysics, aerospace science, or earth and space exploration technology are ...

The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

NASA says an asteroid measuring up to 300 feet across could crash into Earth in 2032. While the agency says the chances of ...

In light of the threat of an asteroid collision in 2032, China has launched a recruitment campaign for a "planetary defense ...

China has begun recruiting for a planetary defense force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceivably ...

A scientist has warned that we don't have much time if the asteroid 2024 YR4 is confirmed to strike Earth in 2032. The ...

Discovered in December, the near-Earth asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is estimated to be 130 feet to 300 feet across.

China is assembling a 'planetary defense force' amid fears that an asteroid could strike Earth early next decade. According ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

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