We interrupt our regular schedule of fish puns and naughty jokes about holes to warn you that a huge chunk of celestial ...

YR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...

YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C ...

Was it a comet? A meteor? A black hole? Now, a groundbreaking new theory suggests something even more extraordinary—what if the asteroid never actually struck Earth, but instead bounced back into ...

The exterior is a sight to behold, with its vibrant blue facade adorned with playful alien murals that seem to wink at you as ...

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.