A huge space rock has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth so let's all play Asteroid Launcher
We interrupt our regular schedule of fish puns and naughty jokes about holes to warn you that a huge chunk of celestial debris has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032 and wiping out the city of Bradford.
YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C ...
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in less than eight years. And as they learn more about ...
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Devastating images capture what would happen to Earth if 2032 asteroid with impact energy of 8 megatons of TNT hitYR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...
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