Chinese defence agency recruits space researchers following discovery of large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.

NASA and other world-leading space agencies are putting the most powerful eyes in the night sky on asteroid 2024 YR4, a newly discovered threat to Earth.

YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.

The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Scientists will point the world’s most powerful telescope at the asteroid 2024 YR4, in the hope of understanding whether it ...

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

UNDATED (WKRC) - The chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4, originally discovered in December, colliding with earth has increased, ...

The likelihood of a collision between asteroid 2024 YR4 and Earth is now assessed at 2.3% For the past few weeks, the ...

NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...