How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...

YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...

The European Space Agency says the asteroid could destroy a city and has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth.

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years.

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.

In Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek at the Monday, February 3, episode, the firefighters from the 126 have a lot on their plate following an asteroid hitting Austin. “The nuclear reactor is on ...

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

Mr Chodas said scientists are poring over sky surveys from 2016, when predictions show the asteroid also ventured close. If scientists can find the space rock in images from then, they should be ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...