The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, there is now a 1.9 per cent chance that a large asteroid could pass close enough to Earth within the next decade to pose a potential threat of ...

A new near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been detected by astronomers as it made a close approach to Earth recently. The asteroid, detected by a group of astronomers using sophisticated ...

The asteroid will be too far away to spot with the naked eye, but this is just another example of how space is constantly being studied to keep us informed. With these ongoing efforts, we can rest ...

"So, we have to keep a close eye on this object because it could turn out to be the most dangerous thing in space." The asteroid was spotted on 27 December by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

plenty of time for scientists to keep an eye on the situation. According to Science Magazine, scientists have explained that even if the asteroid were to hit, the affected area would span about ...

The moon's Schrödinger impact basin near the south pole holds two grand canyons formed by an enormous asteroid collision ... that can be seen with our naked eye of such old collisions.

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way ... "So, we have to keep a close eye on this object because it could turn out to be the most ...

so the Sentry monitoring system will continue to keep a close eye on its movement. The top spot on the Sentry list is taken by Asteroid 2024 YR4, which captured the world’s attention last week ...

In any case, Mr Rankin has said that the date “is one to keep an eye out for”, pointing to similarities with December 2023 when there were reports of another asteroid likely to approach Earth ...

Space agency officials have announced that a newly-discovered asteroid could collide with Earth in 2032. Experts are keeping a close eye on the space rock, which is the size of the London Eye.

If experts want you to know one thing and one thing only about this asteroid, it’s that you don’t need to panic at all (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) …Don’t look up. Astronomers say ...