NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.

The risk of impact is likely drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years.

NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday that the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth is slightly more than 1%.

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YR4 was discovered just a month ago. It is being monitored because there is a possibility – though very small – of impact with Earth in 2032. What do we know so far about this asteroid, and what would ...

A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...

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.

Further research might bring those odds down to zero, but we will likely have to wait a couple of years to know for sure ...