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

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 is higher. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate ...

Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to ...

The chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have increased. Here's what that means, and where the potential impact zone ...

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 ...

Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...