NASA is working on a new space observatory, NEO Surveyor, the first spacecraft designed to assess the threats of asteroids well in advance. The mission launch date is expected to be in the fall of ...

NASA recently tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a 3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. New data shows it's no longer a threat, but the incident highlights the need for strong ...

Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely ...

NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.

NASA is actively working on planetary defence against asteroids that could threaten Earth. Their new documentary highlights efforts being made.

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Space.com: In recent times, the worry du jour seems to revolve around asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, which apparently has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Why so much attention on that object?