"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.

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

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 ...

ESA said that it was not currently possible to determine where the asteroid would hit if it was to crash into Earth. The International Asteroid Warning Network and the Space Mission Planning ...

An asteroid large enough to flatten a city may be on track to crash into Earth on December 22, 2032, but the odds are very small, NASA announced Wednesday. "There should be no particular panic or ...

In that case, the asteroid would make it through the atmosphere intact, and crash into Earth's surface. If it hit on the land, it would carve out a new impact crater, probably more than a ...

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 ...

also catalogs near-Earth objects that could crash into the planet. NASA is additionally working on an asteroid-hunting telescope known as the NEO Surveyor to find near-Earth objects capable ...

In that case, the asteroid would make it through the atmosphere intact, and crash into Earth’s surface. If it hit on the land, it would carve out a new impact crater, probably more than a kilometre ...