While it is still almost certain that the asteroid won’t hit, that work has allowed scientists to produce a possible impact risk corridor – which shows that more than 100 million people live in places ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

NASA data released Tuesday said there is now a 3.1 percent chance a "city-destroying" asteroid could smash into Earth in 2032. The asteroid named 2024 YR4 is being carefully monitored by the ...

YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

The six-mile-wide asteroid punched a one-way ticket toward extinction for all non-avian dinosaurs. Some 66 million years ...

Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based ... Languages: English. NASA has increased the chances of a "city-killing" asteroid colliding with Earth in their latest update, with the ...

Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London ... strategy reportedly involves methods similar to NASA's successful Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, which altered ...

However, more than 100 million people do live in places that could potentially ... There is a 0.8 per cent chance the asteroid will impact the moon, NASA said. The asteroid was first spotted ...

NASA has increased the chances that a feared "city killer" asteroid could hit Earth - and warned that 100 million people live in the "risk doze" of the impending disaster. While currently only a ...

More than 100 million people live at risk from a huge 'city killer' asteroid hurtling in the direction of Earth, NASA scientists have said. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is estimated to have a one-in-32 (3.1% ...

While it is still almost certain that the asteroid won’t hit ... more than 100 million people live in places that could potentially be hit by 2024 YR4. NASA’s CNEOS still ranks the asteroid ...