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Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the ...

Test your knowledge of Boston’s SNL history, Alex Bregman’s ascension, and an errant asteroid in this week’s Greater Boston ...

Being funny involves, at basic levels, exaggeration of normal events. But there is nothing left to exaggerate. Traditional ...

An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers ...

A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR, has scientists on alert as they track its path toward Earth. While the chances of impact on December 22, 2032, are currently estimated at 2%, experts are closely ...