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The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to tra ...

A scientist has warned that it is now too late to deflect an asteroid that could potentially crash into Earth in the coming years.

Nasa has revealed a list of possible countries that could be hit by an asteroid in 2032. The asteroid named 2024 YR4, which ...

A NASA scientist has predicted where a huge asteroid - the size of Big Ben - could potentially hit Earth in seven years' time.

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

We interrupt our regular schedule of fish puns and naughty jokes about holes to warn you that a huge chunk of celestial ...

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SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect an asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of ...