A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

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

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

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

The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.

2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of an asteroid that was once ranked as the biggest threat ...

There were fears a giant asteroid the size of 59 Bonos was hurtling towards Earth and could wipe Ireland out with a series of ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...