The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

With reports of an asteroid heading in Earth’s direction being published each day as of late, many are beginning to compare real life to a Netflix movie. The Mirror US recently reported that new ...

The potential defence systems sound like something out of the Hollywood movies Armageddon ... which was no threat to Earth — into a new orbit around ­parent asteroid Didymos.

And while movies have speculated about such ... The most likely outcome by far is still that the asteroid will sail harmlessly by Earth. Still, if you’re nervous, maybe don’t watch Armageddeon ...

It sounds like a sci-fi movie but scientists say the chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth is a real life possibility. The date of potential doom is December 22, 2032, when a giant rock the ...