The asteroid 2024 YR4 — the one that caused a ... characteristics but also its distinctly flattened, hockey-puck-like shape. "This find was rather unexpected since most asteroids are thought ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...

It's the shape and possible cosmic history of Donaldjohanson that instead intrigued NASA when the space agency's Lucy spacecraft recently passed the asteroid by during its own cosmic journey.

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers used the Gemini South ...

On December 22, 2032, the Moon may face a significant event as asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered by the James Webb telescope, is ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...