Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

A week ago, the asteroid set a new record for having the highest probability of hitting Earth -- 3.1 percent according to ...

“NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032 ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here's why the odds are a moving target, according to the ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new ...

Last week, NASA announced that the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had been recalculated thanks to additional ...

YR4, once considered a potential threat to Earth, is now unlikely to hit in 2032, as new data and observations significantly ...

YR4 was recently upgraded to a level three threat on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, but its chances of impact are now nearly ...