The proximity and the approach make Alpha Centauri a great case study for the spread of interstellar objects. That is why ...

The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

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

Astronomers have discovered that billions of comets in an icy shell around the solar system called the Oort Cloud mimic the ...

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's ...

A ‘city-destroying’ asteroid is currently on a path towards Earth and could hit as soon as 2032. Now experts have modelled ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large ...

In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough ...

YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% 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.

NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...