If the prediction comes true, the asteroid could lead to an explosion generating 15 megatons of TNT, 100 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb.

Chinese defence agency recruits space researchers following discovery of large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032.

YR4 currently has a 2.4 percent chance of impacting Earth. Scientists have not raised the alarm, despite monitoring its evolution. In fact, we even know when it could ...

The space rock now has a greater chance of crashing into our planet in 2032 than previously thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said. | ITV National News ...

The newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 has caught the attention of scientists because, one in a million, it might hit Earth ...

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 ...

Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the ...

The chances of our planet colliding with this newly discovered object in 2032 are very remote, but they have recently almost ...

A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...

Scientists say a new 'city-destroying' asteroid has a higher chance of hitting Earth than they first thought. NASA found a ...

A newly discovered asteroid will almost certainly miss the Earth when it comes around in seven years, but eventually one will ...

YR4 has caught the attention of scientists, with a small chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The European Space ...