YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...

Not only can all of these observations help predict when and if an asteroid will strike Earth, it can also provide at least a general range of what the impact point on the planet would be.

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.

An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit around the sun briefly intersects the path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4 ...

That’s not even close to the size of the “planet-killer” asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ... the last known large asteroid to hit our world. Planet killer asteroids are ...

In a surprising—but not definitive—turn of events, early warning systems this week found that an asteroid set to swing by Earth in 2032 has a 1-in-63 chance of smashing into our planet.

The asteroid altered the planet's climate ... the notorious Apophis briefly hit a rating of 4 many when it was first discovered. The risk of Apophis impacting Earth during its 2029 flyby even ...

It is currently the most dangerous space object near Earth, according to NASA, and its impact on the planet would have the same power as a nuclear bomb. If the asteroid does hit the planet ...

An asteroid ... Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the ESA said a previous statement about 2024 YR4. If the asteroid does hit the planet ...

But if it does hit Earth, that would still be really bad, right? Yeah, an asteroid of that size hitting the planet could do a lot of localized damage and be devastating if it exploded over a ...

An asteroid is coming close to Earth in the future — but officials urge the public not to panic. Just days after astronomers initially insisted that the likelihood of a direct hit of the planet ...