YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

We're probably still safe from this space rock, but at the moment, the chances of having a very bad encounter in 2032 have ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater ... an asteroid ...