Apophis—is a potentially dangerous asteroid expected to pass very close to Earth in 2029, 2036, 2068, 2085, and 2088 according to their calculations, the celestial body of about 340 meters in ...

With funding uncertain, astronomers are struggling to contain the threat of a civilization-ending galactic visitor. There are between one and two million near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- chunks of space ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

Space experts have issued a major update into an asteroid which was expected to smash Earth - causing an eight-megaton explosion. Luckily, new observations by NASA revealed that Space rock 2024 ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

It was the highest risk assessment an asteroid has ever received, after the 2.7 per cent chance of Apophis hitting in 2004. NASA said there was a 2.6 per cent chance of the asteroid hitting Earth ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, observations now suggest a 2% chance of it striking the moon ...

Along with its larger counterpart, Apophis—another once-concerning asteroid—YR4 provides a valuable opportunity to study these imposing space rocks. Scientists believe such research could help ...

An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing ... While YR4 and its much larger cousin, Apophis, have been ruled out as threats to Earth, astronomers believe studying such imposing ...

Another red-flagged rock is the hefty “god of chaos” asteroid Apophis, which will pass closer to Earth than some satellites in 2029.