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

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.

An asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what ...

It’s a reminder that Earth ... force of Jupiter. The interactions with Jupiter can perturb asteroid orbits and cause collisions. This results in debris, which can aggregate into rubble pile ...

A freshly spotted asteroid that is up to 300ft wide detected by an automated telescope in December has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, scientists have said. The asteroid has been designated ...

NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...

In astrophysics there’s a similar concept called gravity displayed recently when something pretty sizable crashed into Jupiter, creating a flash that was seen by telescopes on Earth. The ...

eventually leading those objects into the path of Jupiter, which may slingshot them toward the Sun. What’s particularly interesting about this is that in the earliest days of Earth, icy bodies ...

The asteroid was first spotted in late December. (Getty/Stock image) ...