Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted an asteroid that could smash into the Earth on December 22, 2032. The space rock, named Asteroid 2024 YR4,

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.

Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is possible

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032.

An asteroid the size of a skyscraper, 2024 YR4, has caught NASA’s attention due to a slight chance — just over 1% — of impacting Earth in 2032. While this sounds alarming, history shows that similar early warnings often fade with more observations.

A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year

NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.

Astronomers confirmed the object as a near-Earth asteroid, and catalogued it as 2024 YR4. But additional calculations soon raised red flags—its estimated 130-328 feet diameter and potential orbital path meant that,

A chilling new simulation shows how a concerning asteroid could cause a 'cataclysmic air burst' over New York if it hit the earth - in 2032. The recently discovered space rock, measuring 130 to 330 feet in diameter,

Is this NEO the one? Yup, as in, a 1% chance of hitting us ... sadly Video Astronomers reckon a 220-million-kilogram asteroid is going to swing by Earth in 2032 with a 1-in-100 chance of hitting

Global planetary defence procedures have been triggered for the first time after a 100 metre-wide asteroid was revealed to have a chance of colliding with Earth. On December 27, 2024, an automated telescope in Chile spotted Asteroid 2024 YRY but it has since risen to the top of impact risk lists maintained by US and European space agencies.