Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
There's a slim chance a sizeable asteroid could collide with our planet in 2032, and it's fair to wonder why the powers that ...
According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.
The asteroid currently has about a 2 per cent chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032, according to NASA and the ...
Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...