Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which may hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The estimated impact probability is ...

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about what scientists could do to divert a threatening asteroid — and who would be ...

People gazing up at the night sky this March will have the opportunity to see the Moon change color during a special eclipse ...

Asteroid’s Approach and Speed Asteroid 2025 CV will come within 2,960,000 miles of Earth. This is more than five times the ...

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was discovered in the last half of December, and R4 since it was the 117th rock to be ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

Chinese defence agency recruits space researchers following discovery of large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032.

NASA’s Pandora mission nears launch, aiming to analyze exoplanet atmospheres for habitability clues. Using infrared ...

People gazing up at the night sky this March will have the opportunity to see the Moon change color during a special eclipse ...

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...