A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

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

Could a massive asteroid, nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty, collide with Earth in 2030? While it sounds like a sci-fi ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, ...

An asteroid the size of a skyscraper, 2024 YR4, has caught NASA’s attention due to a slight chance — just over 1% — of impacting Earth in 2032. While this sounds alarming, history shows that similar ...

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

Samples of asteroid Bennu contain molecules that suggest the "conditions necessary for life" were widespread across the early ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, ...

Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted an asteroid that could smash ...

The European Space Agency is monitoring an asteroid with a slim chance to strike Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was found ...

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...

Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...