NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace ...

As the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase, the world's space agencies have made a rare emergency decision.

Scientists warn that an asteroid named 2024 YR4 might hit Earth on December 2, 2032. The chances are now 2.3%. The impact ...

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...

But scientists now say that there is a very real chance Earth will be hit by a 'city killer' asteroid on December ... graphic shows exactly how much damage it would cause if it hit our planet.

Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...

We're probably still safe from this space rock, but at the moment, the chances of having a very bad encounter in 2032 have ...

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