A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

"It is possible that asteroid 2024 YR4 will fade from view before we are able to entirely rule out any chance of impact in ...

The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

Look at it this way — there's around a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

As the French expert indicates, the size of asteroid 2024 YR4 “is between 40 and 100 meters, with a probable estimate of ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...