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 obtained ...

NASA is about to begin a massive hunt for hidden asteroids, and may uncover city-destroying space rocks we’ve missed.

A 'city-destroying' asteroid expected to come perilously close to Earth is much bigger than previously thought, scientists have announced. Space agencies had initially estimated that large space ...

Astronomers have now constructed a 3D model of asteroid 2024 YR4 using observations conducted by the Gemini South telescope in Chile.

There were fears the giant asteroid - the size of 59 Bonos - was hurtling towards Earth and wipe Ireland out with a series of catastrophic earthquakes or massive tsunamis With further analysis ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

As their orbits evolve, the asteroids are then kicked off onto a trajectory that sends them toward Earth. The asteroid may have originated in the central main belt and drifted inward due to its ...

Graphic made in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic An asteroid will make a close pass of Earth this weekend and you can watch it live online. The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will sweep briefly across ...

An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth anytime soon ... gets images of asteroid Webb turned its eye toward YR4 on March 8. The ESA then shared a collage of three ...