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.

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 ...

In that case, the asteroid would make it through the atmosphere intact, and crash into Earth's surface. If it hit on the land ...

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 ...

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

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

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