The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have fluctuated recently, but experts aren't ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

Astronomers have found an asteroid potentially nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty, which could crash into Earth in less than eight years. While it has the highest odds of any asteroid to crash ...

An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid, named 2024 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s officially Asteroid Day on Monday, June 30, when ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of asteroid 2024 YR4 over about ...

This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of asteroid 2024 YR4 over about one hour on Dec. 27. (ATLAS / University of Hawaii / NASA) The chances ...