Victor attempts (despite Aaron's machinations) to explore YR4, the asteroid that may or may not hit Earth in 2032.

After Apophis and 2024 YR4, a third asteroid is now threatening to hit Earth. It is on the ESA's list of the Top five hazardous objects. Science & Tech Trending ...

Though astronomers have known about the threat posed by near-Earth objects since the 1970s, efforts to catalogue potentially ...

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

A massive, house-sized asteroid is streaking through space at a blistering 42,300 miles per hour, coming alarmingly close to Earth. Measuring between 49 to 111 feet in diameter, it is one of several ...

Once upon a starlit evening in December 2024, astronomers discovered something small, fast and potentially very rude hurtling ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

An asteroid named Apophis, officially designated 99942 Apophis, is due to pass closer to the Earth than some satellites orbit ...

some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of them. When it was first detected, astronomers feared it might collide with Earth. However, after detailed ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck.