If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...

A large asteroid once considered the greatest known risk to Earth may now be on track for a direct hit — not on our planet, ...

The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

The Moon, unlike Earth, lacks an atmosphere to absorb or deflect impact debris. A direct hit from YR4 could create a crater ...

Learn about the plane-sized asteroid that will pass by Earth the week of July 28, 2025, and find out how astronauts can track ...

A Close Call with a Big Rock Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered in December 2024. Soon after, experts calculated that it had a 1.3% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032.

NASA announced on Wednesday (July 23) that the space rock is likely to pass close to our planet on Monday (July 28).

Asteroid impacts represent a formidable natural phenomenon with the capacity to alter Earth’s environment on both local and global scales. The collision of near‐Earth objects (NEOs) with our ...

On Saturday evening, the asteroid 2023 DZ2 will fly by at a distance of 105,633 miles (170,000 kilometers). The moon, by comparison, is around 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) away from Earth.

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving ...