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.

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

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

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

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

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

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

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

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

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

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

Nasa says the asteroid is capable of 'localised destruction, though the chances of it hitting Earth are liable to reduce.