A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...

After taking another peek at the "city-killer" asteroid that once had a small but uncomfortable chance of smashing into our ...

NASA has warned of an asteroid flying at a dangerous speed towards Earth. The flyby will happen on April 11, and the chances of an impact happening are... Trending ...

Astronomers only just discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 late last year, but it has already become the most hotly observed solar system traveler. That’s because it was initially believed it would have a ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...

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

2024 YR4 hails from the middle of the main asteroid belt that hangs out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – and it was ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...

"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...