A recently discovered asteroid has entered the limelight, putting scientists around the world on alert. According to a study ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this probability was still slowly rising as the asteroid faded out of view,” the ...

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

A small shift in trajectory has raised the risk of a lunar impact — but the scariest part is, we can't track it anymore.

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 debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?" ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare ...

Astronomers have upped the odds that "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into the Moon, potentially causing a cloud of shrapnel that could impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other ...

An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an impact that carved out two large craters.

Microscopic glass orbs on the moon, formed during asteroid collisions, may track when space rocks hit our planet, too.