Only 30%-50% of the remaining objects survive the atmospheric passage and become meteorites. The debris pieces whose orbits bring them closer to the Sun tend to be significantly more durable, making ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to ...

YR4 is back in the spotlight. Brand new research has produced a better estimate of its size and orbit, which give it a 3.8 ...

"If an asteroid is hitting the Earth at 17km per second ... collected dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu and returned them to Earth in 2023. Earlier this year, the first in-depth analysis of ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

After giving us quite the scare (or something to look forward to), NASA removed 2024 YR4 from its naughty list when calculations showed that the asteroid had a near-zero chance of hitting Earth.

The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth is no longer a threat, but it could strike the moon, according to scientists. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...

(European Space Agency via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid ...

NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.