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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Scientists are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, though further observations ...

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

Astronomers have spotted a space rock, an estimated 200 feet in length, that they say just may be headed for Earth.

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 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR was likely a "small, rocky object" measuring 40 to 100 metres and weighing about 220 million kgs. "If it was ...