YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an ...

NASA is working on a new space observatory, NEO Surveyor, the first spacecraft designed to assess the threats of asteroids well in advance. The mission launch date is expected to be in the fall of ...

In February 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines. NASA said it had a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 the highest ever ...

NASA recently tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a 3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. New data shows it's no longer a threat, but the incident highlights the need for strong ...

YR4, once considered a potential Earth threat, now poses a 3.8% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. Initially, NASA flagged a ...

YR4, once flagged as a potential Earth threat, is now being tracked for a possible Moon impact in 2032, with a 3.8% chance of ...

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...

Dr Kelly Fast is the space agency’s acting NASA Planetary Defense officer and will explain the technologies being created to ...

What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is ...