A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the Sun....

The European Space Agency (ESA) Planetary Defence Office is closely monitoring the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small...

Astronomers have identified asteroid 2024 YR4 with a 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on 22 December 2032. The asteroid, similar in size to the...

What will you be doing in 2032? Perhaps you’ll be preparing for an international disaster that could harm life on Earth. Got your attention. ...

A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet...

Astronomers say the damage from 2024 YR4 would be catastrophic if it hit a city. But for now, experts say, calm is warranted.

Astronomers say the damage from 2024 YR4 would be catastrophic if it hit a city. But for now, experts say, calm is warranted.

Hundred-metre wide asteroid rises to top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December by automated telescope

Asteroid 2025 CQ, about the size of a 15-story building, is expected to pass near Earth on February 5, 2025. Measuring 150 feet in width, it will...

Illustration of a near-Earth asteroid. (dottedhippo/iStock/Getty Images)On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in...