Earth is constantly under attack. The culprit? Asteroids, which regularly hurtle towards our planet. Often, they only just ...

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The last asteroid-triggered apocalypse swiftly ended the 150-million-year reign of the mega-dinosaurs and pterosaurs, and a similarly sized comet could be just as catastrophic, Osburg says.

If a massive asteroid hit Earth ... it would be very bad – like, apocalypse badCredit: Getty There are a couple of ways that this could happen. One option is something called a rogue planet ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. While its odds had briefly risen to a record high of 3.1%, they have now dropped to near ...

The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon.

The fear of a massive asteroid impact has eased. A football field-sized asteroid once seen as a threat is now unlikely to hit Earth in 2032. Scientists have closely tracked its path, and new data ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers ...

The ESO's Very Large Telescope provided crucial data needed to calculate the asteroid's orbit. The potential risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 dropped to nearly zero following new ...

Paris – The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 per cent, the European Space Agency said on Feb 25. A week ago ...

If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news cycle, it's time to catch up on your rest. The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 have reduced from the previously thought 3.1 per cent to nearly zero per cent, NASA said. The space agency revealed that the asteroid has a ...