On Feb. 18, 2025, NASA updated the probability of asteroid "2024 YR4" impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, from 2.6% to 3.1%. The European Space Agency (ESA) also updated its estimate of the probability ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights I was preparing for my early morning class back in ...

Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but asteroid 2026 HX3 is anything but that – both in terms of being slow and in terms of being mammals.

Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A newly discovered bus-sized ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

Space has a reminder mechanism that only reminds us of things that are even more terrifying than what they get. An asteroid named 2026 CC is moving in a path that would pass by Earth at approximately ...