The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...

The horrific impact that asteroid 2024 YR4 could have on Earth has been laid bare in a new simulation. With an estimated 2.3 ...

The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...

Scientists have spotted an asteroid which they estimate has a more than 2 per cent risk of hitting Earth in eight years time ...

On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Siberia, flattening 80 million trees. Scientists now believe it ...