YR4 was only just discovered on Christmas Day last year, flying uncomfortably close to our planet, just 500,000 miles away. That’s roughly twice the distance of the Earth to the Moon, but it might get ...

Asteroid estimated to have a one in 83 chance of colliding with Earth about 2032 after being spotted in December ...

Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...

The 60-metre object has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever’, says astronomer ...

The 60-metre object has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever’, says astronomer ...

Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...

NASA's successful experiment in knocking an asteroid off course could come in handy in 2032. Astronomers say an asteroid ...

Video Astronomers reckon a 220-million-kilogram asteroid is going to swing by Earth in 2032 with a 1-in-100 chance of hitting ...

A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year ...

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...

According to scientists, the asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day and passed near around 500,000 miles.

NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impact in 2032, prompting ongoing risk assessments.