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

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

But scientists now say that there is a very real chance Earth will be hit by a 'city killer' asteroid on December ... would be all but wiped off the map by the size of the shockwave.

We're probably still safe from this space rock, but at the moment, the chances of having a very bad encounter in 2032 have ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

A recently discovered, sizable asteroid may come within striking distance of Earth in less than eight years. But although the ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

On December 22, 2032, asteroid 2024 YR4 could pass by safely, coming no closer to us than 1.7 million kilometres, or over 4 ...