NASA scientists are already finding ways to make sure that the end of the world will not be caused by an asteroid.

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

Look at it this way — there's around a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...

THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

In fact, nothing compares to it since Apophis, a cruise-ship sized asteroid discovered in 2004. It was initially thought to ...

YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...

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

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A CHILLING graphic shows how an asteroid the size of a football pitch could be on course to smash into Earth at Christmas ...

With an estimated diameter of between 40-100 metres, and travelling at a speed of 13.5 kilometres per second, 2024 YR4 could ...

In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...