In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth ... 2027," Wiegert concluded. Beyond that, both ...

Here's what to know: YR4's probability of impacting Earth first began to fall last Wednesday when NASA ... any chance of hitting Earth anytime soon. Initial projections gave the asteroid little ...

NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...

That’s the hypothetical scenario NASA astronomers tested with a recent simulation in which officials attempted to plan for an asteroid that had a 72% chance of hitting Earth in just 14 years.

NASA is required to notify other U.S. government agencies whenever it detects an asteroid with more than 1% chance of hitting ...

Astronomers are closely watching an asteroid that has a small probability of hitting Earth in less than eight years. On Thursday, NASA decreased the asteroid's impact probability to 0.3% ...

Imagine if scientists discovered a giant asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting the Earth ... meantime, NASA is on track to launch a new asteroid-finding telescope in the fall of 2027, says Johnson.

Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. Protocols require the ...

The asteroid will fly behind the Sun in April, putting it out of sight of most of Earth’s terrestrial telescopes until it comes back into view in 2028. Credit Nasa/JPL/Wikimedia Commons ...

It is currently the most dangerous space object near Earth, according to NASA, and its impact on the planet would have the same power as a nuclear bomb. If the asteroid does hit the planet ...

NASA said last week that there is currently a 2.3% (or 1 in 43) chance that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, will hit Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While still tiny, that probability nearly doubled from ...