YR has a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth in 2032, with scientists raising the probability from 1.3% to 2.3%. This ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the ...

SpaceX was set to send up the 13th launch from the Space Coast this year on Friday afternoon, but has retargeted efforts to Saturday. A Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 12-9 mission carrying 21 ...

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes difficult pursuit of tracking deep-space objects.

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

The U.K. government on Friday announced plans to dismantle the remains of London’s Grenfell Tower, almost eight years after ...

Days after it was confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-83 chance of colliding with Earth, American space agency, Nasa ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

A small aircraft crashed on an avenue in Sao Paulo, killing at least two passengers, the local firefighter corps said in a statement. The plane went down in the Barra Funda ...

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...