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

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.

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

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

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 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.

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...

This map shows where on Earth the average temperature in 2024 was higher or lower than the 20th-century baseline. Red indicates higher-than-average temperatures, while blue indicates lower-than ...

A huge 600-foot asteroid is due to pass Earth today. Stock image of an asteroid (main) and the Washington Monument (inset). A huge 600-foot asteroid is due to pass Earth today. ISTOCK / GETTY ...

2023 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA say — Fall 2024 was Earth's warmest autumn ever — NASA confirms summer 2023 was Earth's hottest on record These short-term influences aside ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

The object is known as Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2024 PT5 (or PT5, for short) and its orbit is very similar to Earth's. Oddly enough, that region often gets littered with rocket bodies.