An asteroid is coming close to Earth in the future — but officials urge the public not to panic. Just days after astronomers initially insisted that the likelihood of a direct hit of the planet ...

The YR4 asteroid is currently the most dangerous space object near Earth, according to NASA, and its impact on the planet would have ... that the asteroid won't hit the Earth.

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured ... increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to ...

The chance of a major asteroid ... Earth, in Coober Pedy, a small mining town in South Australia, on December 6, 2020. MORGAN SETTE/AFP via Getty Images If the asteroid ends up hitting the planet ...

There’s a more than 1% chance the asteroid will make its way toward Earth and crash-land on the planet in December 2032. But scientists say they expect the asteroid’s future trajectory and ...

10:07 How do we defend our planet from a killer asteroid ... Last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the asteroid a 1.3 per cent chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.