The chances of a building-sized asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen multiple times since it was first detected

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 has a 3.1 percent chance of striking the Earth in December 2032 .

Media reports have been published over the past week branding the asteroid as a potential “city killer” However, Royal Astronomical Society Deputy Executive Director Robert Massey told Newsweek that he is “not really concerned at all” about the asteroid.

Ground-based telescopes will continue observations “while the asteroid is still visible through April ”.