YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...

The $488 million observatory is set to launch at the end of this month on a two-year mission to map the entire celestial sky.

Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...

On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...