This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed toward Earth.

In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...

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

In recent weeks, scientists have said the threat of a recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has risen slightly, ...

A new asteroid has been identified recently, and NASA is already warning that a football field-sized asteroid could hit Planet Earth soon on a particular date. The asteroid risk list has just received ...

2024 YR4 is ranked at three, making it the most dangerous NEO ... because Bruce Willis is retired We regret to inform you the massive asteroid NASA's all excited about probably won't hit Earth NASA's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.

Cano says he and colleagues plan to apply for time on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to observe the asteroid, while Brucker says she could use the Keck Observatory in Hawaii to seek out YR4.