YR4 was classified in February at Level 3 on the Torino Scale prompting the UN to activate the Planetary Security Protocol for the first time.

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...

Recently, the International Space Station (ISS) shared few sparkly images of Earth on a blooming day. Among a group of photos ...

After passing the asteroid, the spacecraft reoriented its solar arrays toward the Sun and reestablished communication with Earth roughly an hour later.

About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...

Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research using shooting stars may explain why.

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future. Each year, according to Nasa ...

A new study found dinosaurs were thriving on Earth before asteroid hit, challenging idea they were already in decline before ...

An asteroid that could be the size of a 10-storey building will now miss Earth - but the chances of the space rock slamming into the moon have doubled. Asteroid 2024 YR4 briefly had a small chance of ...