When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In ...

New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...

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Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

Researchers said the 200ft asteroid’s latest probability of impacting the Moon had increased to 4.3 per cent from the previous estimate of about 3.8 per cent. There is still an over 95 per cent chance ...

Just this year news broke of an asteroid with a 1%–2% chance of a fatal collision occurring in 2032. While more recent measurements of Asteroid 2024 YR4 suggest the threat will not be realized ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in ...

Asteroid 2025 KX8, about the size of a small jet, will make a close approach to Earth on June 4, 2025. While it poses no immediate threat, scientists are closely monitoring its trajectory.

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The asteroid, about a third of a mile wide at its equator, poses no immediate threat to our planet. But hundreds of years from now, there is a small chance that Bennu could slam into Earth.

Overview Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants...billion years ago. The current known asteroid count is at least... planet. It's located in the Kuiper Belt....planet.