"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

A team of researchers have now modelled what will happen to the planet, climate and humans if this asteroid crashes on Earth ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Earth asteroid Bennu has a small chance of hitting Earth in September 2182. If that happens, the impact could be disastrous, ...

Simulations of a potential impact by a hill-sized space rock event next century have revealed the rough ride humanity would ...

The energy to produce the grand canyons on the Moon is about 130 times larger than the energy in the global inventory of ...

An asteroid the size of a football pitch could hit the Earth in seven years, astronomers have warned. The rocky object, ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...

A freshly spotted asteroid that is up to 300ft wide detected by an automated telescope in December has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, scientists have said. The asteroid has been designated ...