A new asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been spotted with astronomers closely monitoring it as it could hit Earth in December of 2032.

The European Space Agency is monitoring an asteroid with a slim chance to strike Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was found ...

An asteroid large enough to flatten a city may be on track to crash into Earth on December 22, 2032, but the odds are very small, NASA announced Wednesday. "There should be no particular panic or ...

Astronomers have identified a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of colliding with Earth in seven years. The space rock, estimated to be between 40 and 100 ...

Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office Astronomers have made a startling discovery ...

Researchers offer their most comprehensive assessment to date of the history of water and organic compounds in a sample ...

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

Analysis of samples taken from the asteroid Bennu reveal the presence of organic compounds important for life, and that its ...

Jan. 29, 2025 You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day, astronomers spotted something zipping away from Earth: a rock somewhere between 130 ...

Samples of matter returned from the asteroid Bennu support the theory that asteroids could have brought the building blocks of life to Earth, scientists report in a pair of new studies published ...