A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

It is expected that some rocks and dust may even be launched away from the asteroid itself, though most of it will eventually end up landing back on Apophis. Some may escape into ...

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

Much can change when it comes to the potential impact and danger of Asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth, so let's take a ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s rating of 3 may be the second-highest an asteroid has ever reached after the notorious Apophis briefly hit a rating of 4 many years ago, but future data is expected to drop ...

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...

The agency said the spacecraft that completed the sample return is on its way to investigate asteroid Apophis. The asteroid, previously known as 99942, is estimated to be around 1,100 feet wide and ...