Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

The nearly 200-foot space rock has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever,’ says ...

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

YR₄ has now been observed hundreds of times, but an impact still cannot be ruled out. The first images are also available.

A CHILLING graphic shows how an asteroid the size of a football pitch is on course to smash into Earth at Christmas time in ...

According to Science Magazine, scientists have explained that even if the asteroid were to hit, the affected area would span about 800 square miles, meaning it’s more likely to hit a remote area.

According to research from NASA’s Center of NEO Studies the asteroid is projected to come within 66,000 miles of earth on ...

A n asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...

YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...

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