Chance of Earth being hit by asteroid in 2032 double - Rock will still almost certainly pass by without incident ...

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.

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...

Bennu, which comes closest to Earth every six years at a distance of 299,000 km, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with ...

AN asteroid the size of a football pitch cannot be ignored, an expert has warned after its chances of hitting Earth increased ...

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football ... but it would certainly be a disaster of every proportion. So we're all hoping that doesn't happen." ...

The asteroid’s closest approach to Earth ... As powerless as we may sometimes feel against natural disasters—especially ones as extreme as the universe hurling a space rock at Earth’s ...

9-1-1: Lone Star went out with a bang, literally, after an asteroid hit Austin during the series finale on Monday, February 3 ...

Among them, the asteroid Bennu, with a diameter of 500 meters, is predicted to have a 0.037% (1 in 2,700) chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. Although the possibility is small, research has ...

The destructive real-life meteor strike that inspired 9-1-1: Lone Star's finale asteroid disaster "My ultimate feeling was, 'It's hard enough that the show's ending too early,'" co-showrunner ...