A new asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been spotted with astronomers closely monitoring it as it could hit Earth in December of 2032.

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...

NASA's successful experiment in knocking an asteroid off course could come in handy in 2032. Astronomers say an asteroid ...

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...

NASA's two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost ...

The 60-metre object has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever’, says astronomer ...

NASA says there's a tiny chance it could collide with Earth, and it's much too soon to know where that impact could be.

Astronomers have identified a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of colliding with ...

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, a near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 ...