Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth ...

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...

An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

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In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.