Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that the impact odds were likely to fall significantly. Sure enough, by late February, the probability of the asteroid hitting Earth fell to near zero.

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

‘The UK will work with international partners to ... Apophis, a 375-metre-wide asteroid, is top of the chart. It briefly reached four on the Torino Scale with a 3% chance of impact.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard to Earth, according to the James Webb Space Telescope Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

The cue ball in this analogy would be something known as a “kinetic impactor” — a spacecraft that crashes into the asteroid with enough force to alter its orbit. We know this can work.

Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as the so-called "city killer." "This one got a lot of attention because it rose to a threat level that we just have not seen ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it impacts, it could form a large crater and create meteoroids, affecting ...