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

The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance ...

A CHILLING graphic shows how an asteroid the size of a football pitch is on course to smash into Earth at Christmas time in ...

A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year ...

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence response procedures for ...

The asteroid, called Dimorphos, is part of a pair of asteroids that orbit each other. After DART hit Dimorphos on September 26, 2023, researchers discovered that it is made up of loose rocks and ...

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

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...

Global planetary defence procedures have been triggered for the first time after a 100 metre-wide asteroid was revealed to ...