Then our gravity will change the asteroid’s orbit. After we’ve circled the sun six times, we meet Apophis again in 2036. And THAT was the worrisome encounter. Once again the two of us meet on a Friday ...

CBS News has learned that experts believe the probability of a crash will likely fall below 1% before April, when the asteroid's orbit takes it too far from Earth for observation. After that ...

The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic ...

A new asteroid that was discovered hurtling towards Earth in December has the highest odds of a collision to date, according to new data from NASA. New Scientist reported on Monday that asteroid ...

is projected to come within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface on April 13, 2029. The approach, which is closer than telecommunications satellites, will mark the closest any large asteroid has ...

The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has ... eclipse TikTok deal to keep it in U.S. will come by April deadline, Vance says Quebec man fined $20K for hunting ...

But we are running out of time to forecast the asteroid’s risk. One issue is that 2024 YR4 will fly behind the sun in April, placing it out of the view of most Earth-based telescopes.

Nasa is monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth by 2032. Measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, the asteroid could impact a major city, endangering millions.

An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Here’s what would happen if it hits — and why using ...

It could be even farther than the Moon.” The asteroid was discovered after passing by Earth in December, and after April, it won’t be visible again until June 2028, when it is expected to fly ...

An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a city has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting our planet in the year 2032. But according to new calculations, there's an even smaller chance that it might crash ...

GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward a 100-meter wide asteroid hurtling in its orbit through the Milky Way galaxy and are hoping it doesn’t collide wi ...