The European Space Agency says the asteroid could destroy a city and has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth.

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

An incredible simulation has shown exactly what would happen if a 'city killer' asteroid was to hit Earth. That's right, a ...

YR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...

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

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

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

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing ...