Asteroids of this size regularly pass through the Earth's neighborhood, often unnoticed, unless they are actively tracked by NASA and other space agencies. The continuous monitoring of near-Earth ...

Nasa will continue to track asteroids that could fall into Earth's path - five of which will make close calls today and tomorrow. The 11ft 2025 DN6 asteroid, that Nasa describes as "car-sized", is ...

However, there is something that we should all take away from this experience. City-killer asteroids the size of 2024 YR4 are fairly common in the inner Solar System. This asteroid was likely ...

Measuring 1,148 feet (350 meters) in diameter, Apophis was previously considered one of the most hazardous asteroids, with a chance of hitting our planet and reaching a 4 out of 10 on the Torino ...

As asteroids go, YR4 is relatively small, measuring somewhere between 130 to 300 feet long. Many astronomers have dubbed asteroids this size “city killers,” meaning the destruction would be ...

Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different ...

That score is down from 3, meaning 2024 YR4 is now considered one of many low-risk asteroids that are discovered each year, but that ultimately miss Earth. This is good news, says Gareth Collins ...

Sue Nelson explores how asteroids can inform our understanding of the Earth's past – or threaten our future. Each year, according to Nasa, a chunk of rock the size of a car hurtles through space ...

When it comes to both asteroids and earthquakes, that devastation tends to be less than might be feared. The scale gives specific information about who exactly should be worried about an asteroid.