Scientists aim to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the universe using NASA's newest space telescope, ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

NASA announced that the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had been recalculated thanks to additional data, and now ...

YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.

Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...

Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...

The $488 million observatory is set to launch at the end of this month on a two-year mission to map the entire celestial sky.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...