Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.

I do evolutionary programming," said NASA Goddard oceanographer Dr. John Moisan. "I see a lot of possibility in using ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide.

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

Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with Earth, according to the United States Geological Survey. Small asteroids ...

Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams takes the 'ultimate selfie' during her record-breaking ninth spacewalk, capturing a stunning ...