The astronomers told us this was the most likely outcome: a “city killer” asteroid that once had a better than 3% chance of striking Earth in 2032 is no longer a concern. The near-Earth object 2024 ...

Weeks after it emerged that an asteroid was projected to collide with Earth in 2032, NASA has now significantly lowered the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the planet to near-zero.

NASA has issued a major update on the huge "city killer" asteroid hurtling in the direction of Earth. Alarmingly, asteroid 2024 YR4 was estimated to have a one in 32 (3.1 per cent) chance of ...

The astronomers told us this was the most likely outcome: a "city killer" asteroid that once had a better than 3% chance of striking Earth in 2032 is no longer a concern. The near-Earth object ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, dubbed the 'city-killer', is now expected to safely pass Earth. NASA downgraded the odds of impact from the asteroid, estimated to measure between 40 and 90 metres wide ...

The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. A week ago ...

NASA has issued a huge update on the "city-killer" asteroid hurtling in Earth's direction - and the odds of a collision have changed drastically. After being discovered in December, YR4 shot to ...

For context, the moon is 238,855 miles away. While the general public can sleep soundly knowing that 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth, unleashing city-wide devastation, scientists will relish the ...

NASA has given a major update on the 'city-killing' asteroid which has been hurtling towards Earth – and it finally makes for pleasant reading. After months of increasing odds, the space ...

But now, the latest update for the city-killer asteroid has delivered an audible sigh of relief as its chances of hitting Earth in 2032 have dropped to virtually zero. When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...