The threat posed by the space rock, estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter, is the highest ever recorded for an ...

If a space rock of this size were to strike Earth, it could cause significant regional damage — similar to the 2013 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope.

It seems humanity can breathe a slight sigh of relief for now, as NASA has reduced the chance of a 'city-killer' asteroid colliding with Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 – which was only discovered ...

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.28% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — though at one point earlier its estimate reached as high as 3.1%.

NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.

A massive asteroid being monitored by NASA and other space agencies could ... be scaled up for a rock of this size. Meanwhile, the watch continues, with more observations expected in the coming ...

The estimated flight path of an asteroid the size of Big Ben’s tower will see it pass over some of the world’s most populous cities, according to the latest data from Nasa. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. Protocols require the ...

Should we all start writing our bucket lists? Probably not. NASA is still pretty confident that the asteroid's impact hazard could be ruled out as they gather more data. But, as they also noted ...

More than 100 million people live at risk from a huge 'city killer' asteroid hurtling in the direction of Earth, NASA scientists have said. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is estimated to have a one-in-32 (3.1% ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...