An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 has a 97.9% chance to safely pass the Earth in 2032, as per NASA scientists. If it strikes, the ...

The planets in our solar system orbit the sun essentially along a line across the sky in a plane called the ecliptic. For that reason, planets in our Earthly sky always appear somewhere along a ...

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has become a staple in science news columns. This space rock has a fluctuating but small chance to hit our ...

Space stations around the world are urgently collaborating to tackle the threat of a vast asteroid, hurtling towards Earth.

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

Elon Musk's internet satellites have been a game changer for people in rural areas, but scientists are alarmed that plans to ...

So while the odds have doubled, astronomers aren't too worried. When 2024 YR 4 had a risk of less than 1%, NASA's Planetary ...

YR4 which could be capable of wiping out an entire city according to scientists has now had its odds of hitting Earth ...

Here's what's happening in the night sky. What makes the planets appear to line up? The planets orbit the sun continuously. Because they're traveling along the same path (ecliptic), at times ...

YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...

As the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase, the world's space agencies have made a rare emergency decision.