Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are monitoring an asteroid that has a very slim chance of hitting ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...