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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

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Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?

That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly doubles the 1.

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

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

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Asteroid headed towards Earth could smash into the Moon, scientists say

Asteroid headed towards Earth could smash into the Moon, scientists say - Nasa expects chances of Earth collision to be ...

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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...

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An asteroid is circling the Earth. What Arizonans need to know about impact

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

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Asteroid set to strike earth in 7 years, China begins recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’

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

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NASA's terrifying protocol if asteroid was heading towards Earth as 'exact locations' of potential 2032 collision revealed

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...

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