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

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The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...

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In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

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The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week – but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to ­deflect the football pitch-sized rock. A 90-metre-wide space rock passed Earth on ...

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...