An asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a one in 83 chance of hitting earth within the next decade, according to astronomers.

"We're really grateful for the space community and their care at this challenging time — but exploration continues, so we ...

YR4 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on December 25, 2024, when it was around 515,116 miles away from Earth.

The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...

Even by the standards of Io, the most volcanic celestial body in the solar system, recent events observed on the Jovian moon ...

A small asteroid, referred to as Earth's temporary "mini-moon," could actually be a piece of the Moon that broke away ...

The Minor Planet Center (MPC) deleted the new asteroid from its records just hours after announcing the discovery after ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

Scientists have created over a million simulated cosmic images using the power of supercomputers to anticipate the capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Roman Space Telescope. These synthetic images allow ...

Musk launched his personal Tesla Roadster into space on February 6, 2018, as a test payload for the Falcon Heavy rocket.

Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as ...