YR4, a newly found near-Earth perilous object, has a small chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring 40–90m ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking asteroid 2025 CG, set to pass Earth safely today at about 1.3 million miles away ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

YR4 has just over a 2% chance of hitting Earth, according to NASA, but experts say there's no need to panic yet.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

Submission of public comments for the Guam missile defense system is now closed and groups that gave feedback have questioned the need for the system and highlighted the significant impacts it ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

Observatories on Maunakea and Haleakalā are actively tracking 2024 YR4 to refine its trajectory. In 2022, UH was instrumental ...