The odds of a newly discovered asteroid '2024 YR4' crashing into Earth are rising according to scientists. Here's what to ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 ...

Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most ...

Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the asteroid a 1.3 per cent chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

The unassuming asteroid was first spotted in December by scientists at the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...

An asteroid named 2024 YR4, first spotted Dec. 27, is possibly headed right toward Earth, but we don't need to run for cover just yet. Here's why.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

Astronomers track asteroid 2024 YR4, with a 1.9% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, but NASA said there's nothing to be worried about.

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.