The DART mission was fab, but might not be able to stop 2024 YR4,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Referring to NASA’s 2022 ...

A large asteroid is predicted to have a close encounter with Earth. NASA has issued a warning, here's what we know about the ...

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“Basically, the more observations we get, the more we can localize and confirm the asteroid’s trajectory, which is most likely to turn out to be a flyby, and not an impact,” the agency said on its ...

like a flyby from a massive object, might be responsible. The scientists call for more research to explore how such an event would affect not just the planets but also smaller bodies like those in the ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Scientists are ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

Twenty-four years ago, a spacecraft with no landing mechanism touched down on a chunk of rock in space. Defying all odds, the Nasa spacecraft became the first in history to not just orbit a minor ...