Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Here is NASA's prediction as what asteroid 2024 YR4 looks like, as the date and location of a potential 2032 collision are ...

Asteroids are more than just space rocks—they come in many shapes, sizes, and compositions, with some even defying scientific ...

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

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

Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...

ATLANTA — The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has doubled, now sitting at 2.3 percent. The headlines alone can make one nervous. So, is it something to be concerned about?

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.