The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and ...

A new study challenges the idea that dinosaurs were declining before the asteroid impact. Researchers at UCL Earth Sciences ...

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of ...

A “city-killer” space rock headed for a potential collision with the Moon likely originated in the asteroid belt near Jupiter ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to ...

A 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite strike may have fueled microbial growth by delivering key nutrients to Earth’s early oceans. (CREDIT: Nadja Drabon / Handout via REUTERS) ...

Astronomers, utilizing the Gemini South telescope in Chile, have reconstructed a 3D model of the city-killer asteroid 2024 ...