An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a city has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting our planet in the year 2032. But according to new calculations, there's an even smaller chance that it might crash ...

A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth. “Only a few asteroids have been studied ...

THE MOON could save Earth by blocking a devastating asteroid which is big enough to wipe out a city. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the size of a football pitch and has a 1-in-43 chance of a catastrophic ...

An asteroid – ‘2024 YRF’ – discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ALERT) in Chile on December 27, 2024, is being called ‘city destroyer’ by people ...

“New observations may result in reassignment of this asteroid to 0 as more data come in.” Meanwhile, space agencies worldwide are actively exploring strategies to defend against dangerous ...

A terrifying interactive map reveals exactly what will happen if the 'city-destroying' asteroid hits some of the world's most populated areas in 2032. And it suggests that this deadly space rock ...

An ex-astronaut has revealed terrifying new details about a 'city-killing' asteroid that NASA fears could smash into earth. Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield compared Asteroid 2024 YR4 to ...

Scientists have had their say on how NASA could stop the "city-killer" asteroid with a one-in-43 chance of striking Earth in 2032. NASA revealed last week that it will be using humanity's most ...

As the likelihood of the 300-foot asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth doubles, global efforts to counter the threat are intensifying. China is responding by setting up a "planetary defence force." ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid big enough to destroy a whole city. As experts learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4's trajectory, they've confirmed that the odds of impact ...