The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.
Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...
NASA is making emergency preparations to deal with a ‘city-killing’ asteroid after the odds of it smashing into Earth ...
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
By April this year, scientists will start to decide whether to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit Earth in ...
(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 ...
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...
An asteroid originally thought to have a higher chance of colliding with Earth might instead strike the Moon, according to ...
DJ155 and 2025 BR2, are set to safely pass Earth on January 31, 2025, offering scientists a chance to study these space rocks ...