Scientists are monitoring an asteroid with a 2% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, but they say there is no cause for alarm. According to NASA and the European Space Agency, asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know. Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

But according to NASA, a large asteroid that seemed to be heading toward Earth now has a greater chance of hitting the Moon. That said, a video is circulating that claims something similar has ...

Scientists found that NASA's DART spacecraft ejected a massive barrage of boulders when it bashed into asteroid Dimorphos in ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is ...

Asteroid Day reminds us of space rocks' power. Some asteroids hit Earth hard. One exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, injuring ...

Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.

Initial sightings of Asteroid 2032 YR4 were tricky, but tracking has gotten better, helping us understand its path. New data, ...

YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.

Keeping Earth safe from asteroids isn’t just spotting them – it’s also helping people understand what a high-impact probability with Earth means.