News

New Scientist6h
Asteroid on collision course with moon could fire shrapnel at Earth
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 ...
Irish Star on MSN7h
'City killer' asteroid the size of Leaning Tower of Pisa set to smash into the moon
A 'city killer' asteroid once predicted to slam into the earth could still pose a "possible danger" to the planet by ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN8h
James Webb’s Precision Raises Stakes for a Rare Lunar Impact and a New Era in Crater Science
A crater of this size forms only about once every 5,000 years. The description, taken from a recent arXiv preprint, is ...
100,000,000kg debris from asteroid collision with Moon could threaten Earth for years
The "city-killer" asteroid will not only smash into the Moon, but also release such a huge amount of debris that Earth's ...
‘City killer’ asteroid on collision course with Moon could damage satellites
New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...
The mother of all meteor showers could threaten satellites
Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...
From asteroid mining to space rustling—what do we do when an asteroid threatens Earth?
Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...
Webb Telescope Raises Moon Impact Odds for “City-Killer” Asteroid 2024 YR4
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This ...
James Webb telescope ups the odds that 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...
Could an asteroid hit the moon? NASA says chances have risen
The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space ...
NASA Raises Odds Of City-Killer Asteroid Smashing Into The Moon
What was once dubbed a potential 'city-killer' asteroid for Earth has now had its sights redefined. New observations from ...
IFLScience7d
NASA Observations Suggest Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Has 1-In-23 Chance To Hit The Moon In 2032
"Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too far away to be observed with space-based or ground-based telescopes," NASA added in a statement. "NASA plans to make further observations when the asteroid's orbit around ...