If it hits, the explosion would be 500 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and have a blast radius of ...

Astronomers are using the James Webb telescope to study an asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

NASA stated that there is currently a 2.3 per cent (or 1 in 43) chance that the asteroid will hit Earth on December 22, 2032.

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...

As for where it’ll go, David Rankin, an engineer with NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey Project, mapped out a 'risk corridor', ...

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

First spotted in December 2024, YR4 is estimated to be between 130 and 330 feet in size, roughly equivalent to a 40-story building. NASA reports that the asteroid has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth ...

Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with Earth, according to the United States Geological Survey. Small asteroids ...

YR4, which was revealed on December 27, 2024, is now receiving greater attention as the chance of it colliding with Earth increases.