Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

YR4 is around 130-300 feet across, according to NASA estimates and could cause massive damage if it hits the Earth ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

A massive asteroid, 2024 YR4, initially estimated at 40 meters in diameter, is actually 60 meters wide, posing a more ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is six days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with ...

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...

THE football-sized asteroid that scientists initially feared could strike Earth is now on course to potentially crash into the Moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, once dubbed a “city killer”, has an ...

The level of damage also depends on the asteroid's structure ... Getty Images Eros became the first near-Earth asteroid to be discovered when a German astronomer spotted it in 1898 (Credit ...

On the morning of April 3rd, 2025, an asteroid named 2025 GB made a close pass by Earth, sparking some concern as it zoomed ...

NASA has given an update on an asteroid that is on its way towards the Earth. The space experts briefly spotted what's been ...