An ex-astronaut has revealed terrifying new details about a 'city-killing' asteroid that NASA fears could smash into earth. Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield compared Asteroid 2024 YR4 to ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn that “city killer” space rock could approach our planet again ...

A CITY-KILLER asteroid could be hurtling towards Earth but going completely undetected, a space agency chief warned. Humanity has only just recovered from the near-miss of asteroid YR4 ...

An asteroid which has a one in 32 chance of hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a city has been caught on camera. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher than 3% chance of hitting the ...

Space agencies have been granted permission to use a giant telescope to discover how much damage a so-called "city-killer" asteroid would cause if it were to hit the Earth. The rare decision comes ...

A colossal asteroid, known as 2014 TN17 ... Experts have labeled 2014 TN17 a "city-killer" due to its sheer size and destructive potential. If a collision were to occur, the impact could cause ...

The potential city-killer asteroid that could strike our planet in 2032 is looking more foreboding by the week. Spotted just after Christmas, the initial odds of the skyscraper-sized space rock ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1 in 360 chance of hitting Earth at the time of writing. | Credit: Dottedhippo via Getty Images NASA has downgraded the threat level of potential city-killer asteroid 2024 YR4.

The asteroid, which was first reported in December 2024 and is large enough to destroy an entire city, was initially calculated to have a 1% chance of hitting the Earth in the year 2032.

Space agencies have been granted permission to use a giant telescope to assess the potential impact of a "city-killer" asteroid. This rare opportunity comes as astronomers warn that Asteroid 2024 ...