An asteroid that burst onto the scene with an unusually high risk of striking Earth has just had its collision risk upgraded.

YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...

So, is a comet actually going to hit Earth in 2032? If so, what will happen to humanity? At the time of publication, there is a 2.3 percent chance of an asteroid — called 2024 YR4 — hitting ...

The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. "Could" is a stretch, however, as scientists currently estimate those chances are 2.3%, according to ...

NASA said that Asteroid 2024 YR4, which last year created a buzz over the possibility that it might be a threat to Earth, ...

The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have ... 1% chance the asteroid would crash into Earth in December 2032. When scientists first reported their ...

"Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too far away to be observed with space-based or ground-based telescopes," NASA added in a statement ...

Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so ...

it's the only one right now with any chance of hitting Earth anytime soon. Initial projections gave the asteroid little more than a 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Those odds have ...

An asteroid's chances of hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen again to over 3%. Experts say not to worry for now, as chances the asteroid will miss the Earth stand at nearly 97%. Astronomers now ...

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defence efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...