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

On the night of March 13-14, 2025, all 50 U.S. states will witness a total lunar eclipse — the best “blood moon” until 2029.

A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without ...

The risk of Apophis impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby even rose as high as 2.7% on the Sentry Impact Risk Table. In the case of Apophis, further observations eventually allowed astronomers ...

The asteroid’s impact probability will continue to evolve—likely diminishing to zero—but 2024 YR4 will officially remain an object of concern so long as its estimated chance of striking Earth remains ...

While it’s likely that the asteroid will harmlessly whiz by Earth, as Apophis is expected to do in 2029 (when multiple spacecraft are expected to study it), it’s crucial for astronomers to ...

Astronomers initially calculated its chances of hitting Earth in 2029 at 2.7 percent. Further observations of Apophis reduced the odds of an impact at any time during the next century to zero.

The chance that a huge asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001%, the European ...

NASA and the European Space Agency are also interested in getting a better look at Apophis before and during its close approach to Earth in 2029. Though both YR4 and Apophis are no longer a risk ...