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

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A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

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

A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...

Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

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.

The image was captured back in December of last year as the spacecraft was speeding away from the planet on its 31st flyby, and it offers us a look at Jupiter from an angle that we don’t often ...

NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system.' ...

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of the moon as part of its ...