Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

A 'city killer' asteroid once predicted to slam into the earth could still pose a "possible danger" to the planet by ...

A crater of this size forms only about once every 5,000 years. The description, taken from a recent arXiv preprint, is ...

The "city-killer" asteroid will not only smash into the Moon, but also release such a huge amount of debris that Earth's ...

New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...

Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, with an increased 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in 2032.

Astronomers discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It crosses Earth's orbit. Observations show a slightly increased chance of a lunar impact in 2032. The probability is now 4.3%. There is no risk to Earth.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This ...

NASA recently revealed that improved observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have sharpened the asteroid's projected path.