Even though the asteroid is relatively small, it could still be what some are calling a "city killer" because if it were to hit Earth, it could cause significant devastation in a populous area.

you basically wipe out the whole city and some of the environs." The European Space Agency, which estimates that the asteroid has a 2.4 percent chance of hitting Earth, said in a statement ...

But now, the latest update for the city-killer asteroid has delivered an audible sigh of relief as its chances of hitting Earth in 2032 have dropped to virtually zero. When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...

The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. A week ago ...