YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the ...

Netflix fans are speculating that the reality as we know it will become closer to a well-known sci-fi comedy as the chance of ...

A recently-discovered asteroid, which is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft in diameter, could strike Planet Earth in ...

Because the chance of an ­asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth on that date has just ... sound like something out of the Hollywood movies Armageddon or Deep Impact.

Earth's planetary defences are facing one of their first major tests as an asteroid with about a one in 50 chance of hitting ...

Twenty-five years ago, director Park Chan-wook risked jail to make a movie about friendship between North and South Korean ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid YR4 ... Even if YR4 were to impact Earth, the chances of it hitting a densely populated area are even lower. Scientists continue to track its trajectory ...

Per WIRED, astronomers currently believe 2024 YR4 would create an airburst—or mid-air explosion—upon impact that would be ...

Scientists comment on asteroid 2024 YR4 which may hit Earth in 2032. Prof Martin Ward, Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy, Durham University, said: ...

estimate there’s about a 2 percent chance that 2024 YR4 will hit Earth, though this risk figure will be updated as scientists learn more about the asteroid’s path. Although it’s far more ...

What to know about 2024 YR4: Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth. What is asteroid 2024 YR4 and why are scientists paying attention to it?