YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

Initial projections estimated a 1% chance of collision, but recent calculations have doubled those odds to 2.3%. Scientists admit, however, that much remains unknown about the asteroid's size and ...

The world’s top astronomers are closely watching an asteroid they say has a 2.3% chance of hitting earth in 2032 - up from just 1% last month. Tom explains what they’re looking for and what scientists ...

Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.

That prompted Kimmel to quip, “Does he have any self-awareness at all? The character of Biff in Back to the Future is based on him and that was 30 years before he became president.” Back to the Future ...

The government agency have issued a date of impact.The world’s top astronomers are putting their great minds together to figure ...

China is putting together a planetary defence team after scientists spotted a huge asteroid heading towards the Earth. NASA and the European Space Agency have put asteroid 2024 YR4 at the top of the ...

NASA’s two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency announced Tuesday that ...

As Donald Trump announces more trade tariffs – this time on steel and aluminium imports – our US correspondents Mark Stone, ...

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...