The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...

YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...

The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...

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An asteroid originally thought to have a higher chance of colliding with Earth might instead strike the Moon, according to ...

Since the Moon does not have an atmosphere like the Earth to slow down asteroids, a potential impact by the giant space rock ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral composition matching l ...