NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

ATLANTA — The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has doubled, now sitting at 2.3 percent. The headlines alone can make one nervous. So, is it something to be concerned about?

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...

Six St. Catherine University students have been awarded the 2024–25 NASA Space Grant, which recognizes STEM students for ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

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An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

NASA has worked on its own first contact protocols, conducting a 2024 workshop event about how best to communicate the ...

YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track - Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid ...

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