Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

Huge 'city-killer' asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032 and spark 'massive consequences' NASA has said the 10-storey YR4 asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032, sparking global communication chaos.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, is back in the spotlight — this time due to a slight increase in the chance that it could impact the moon in 2032.

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first spotted in 2024 and was initially feared to be on a collision course with Earth.

Researchers said the 200ft asteroid’s latest probability of impacting the Moon had increased to 4.3 per cent from the previous estimate of about 3.8 per cent. There is still an over 95 per cent chance ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.