On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

The Chelyabinsk meteor struck Russia in 2013, resulting in almost 1,500 injuries and 7,300 buildings damaged. 9-1-1: Lone ...

The UN has activated planetary defense protocols for the first time to better determine the orbit, size, and threat posed by 2024 YR4, a rock discovered on December 27 that has a 1.6% chance of ...

YR4, an asteroid that currently has a more than 1 percent chance to hit the Earth in 2032, catching the attention of ...

YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an ...

Astronomers have identified a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, with a small but notable chance of colliding with Earth on ...

By comparison, the meteor that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, was estimated to be about half that size (17 to 20 meters or 56 to 66 feet) in diameter. The Chelyabinsk object injured ...

The event Raisani describes is known as the Chelyabinsk meteor, which began as an asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 13, 2013, at approximately 60 ft. in diameter and weighing 10,000 ...