Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a ...

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA.

The drop in odds had been widely anticipated by the global astronomical community, which now broadly expects the probability ...

University of Hawaii astronomers are playing a pivotal role in tracking an asteroid once feared to pose a risk to Earth.

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth in 2032 reached a record high before decreasing on Wednesday. Here's what to know.

NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Don't worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 99.72% chance of missing Earth in 2032. If you've been worrying about reports of a ...

YR4 continues to keep us on our toes as astronomers work to determine its potential threat to our planet. The latest update ...