Nasa says explosion would be 150 times greater than A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima with chances of it smashing into the planet now 2.3 per cent

The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly doubled – though we are almost certainly fine. On 22 December, 2032, the Earth will be visited by an asteroid discovered last year and named 2024 YR. The rock is up to 90 metres across.

Astronomers say there is a 2.3% chance an asteroid nearly as big as the Statue of Liberty will smash into the Earth in 2032. The odds of this big old space rock, 2024 YR4, striking us was only 1.33% last week,