YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

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

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

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

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

Interest is swirling in a recently spotted asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 – though the odds have increased slightly over the last few weeks. NASA has made it clear that ...

NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers." ...

It won’t return to Earth’s vicinity until 2028 ... like NASA’s demonstration of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test in 2022, or evacuating potentially affected regions on the ground ...

A UK volcanologist, Dr Robin George Andrews, has raised concerns about the looming threat of asteroid 2024 YR4, warning that ...