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

The probability of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has increased, but experts remain calm. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, ...

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 ...

Professor Brian Cox has warned humanity could "have to make a decision" regarding an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032.

The asteroid Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small potential of entering the earth's atmosphere on December 22, 2032 and scientists ...

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

ESA is closely monitoring the recently discovered asteroid #2024YR4. The asteroid has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth in 2032, but a possible impact cannot yet be entirely ruled out. 2024 ...

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 ...

YR4, a newly found near-Earth perilous object, has a small chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring 40–90m ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting ...