He shared key facts about the asteroid with CBS News during the below conversation, which has been edited for clarity. When would the asteroid hit Earth? This asteroid passes us by every four years.

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It's International Asteroid Day! The day marks the anniversary of a large meteor impact in Siberia on June 30, 1908. This is known as the Tunguska event.

The 2024 YR4 asteroid caused quite a stir when astronomers first reported it via the Minor Planet Center in December 2024. Based on the data collected on its trajectory at that point, the asteroid ...

Asteroid 2024 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.

China has launched its Tianwen-2 mission, dispatching a spacecraft to gather samples from an asteroid near to Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) anticipates that this mission will ...

He shared key facts about the asteroid with CBS News during the below conversation, which has been edited for clarity. When would the asteroid hit Earth? This asteroid passes us by every four years.

He shared key facts about the asteroid with CBS News during the below conversation, which has been edited for clarity. When would the asteroid hit Earth? This asteroid passes us by every four years.

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now. Key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth ...