Just in time for Christmas. The space rock is between 130 feet and 330 feet long, so about the size of Big Ben. It’s the only large asteroid with an impact probability above 1%. The ...

The estimated flight path of an asteroid the size of Big Ben’s tower will see it pass over some of the world’s most populous cities, according to the latest data from Nasa. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

Discovered by Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey, the Big Ben-sized asteroid 2024 YR4 is now seen as a negligible threat, with recent data significantly reducing its impact probability to just 0.004% ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was initially discovered in late December and is believed to be between 130 and 300 feet across, roughly equivalent to the height of Big Ben or the Statue of Liberty. Although ...

Alarmingly for these experts, the asteroid is comparable in size to London's renowned Big Ben, stretching up to 90m (300 ft) across. The dimensions of the asteroid suggest an impact could be as ...

Estimates currently put the size between 130ft (40m) to 295ft (90m), which is just under the height of the tower housing Big Ben. JWST will be able to get a clearer picture of Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...