YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Video Recording Date/Time 9, 2025 Thousands of Eagles fans took to the streets of Philadelphia on Sunday, February 9, to celebrate after the team defeated ...

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

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

PARIS, France — Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light on the perennial question of how life began on our ...

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...

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. The findings provide the ...