"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." ...

YR4, initially considered a minor threat to Earth, is now being monitored for a potential Moon impact in 2032. While Earth is ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving just that. Once flagged for a potential Earth impact, this 200-foot-wide ...

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

The phenomenon of the Buck Moon in the middle of this year can be observed in the U.S., India, and several European countries ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.

Initial sightings of Asteroid 2032 YR4 were tricky, but tracking has gotten better, helping us understand its path. New data, ...

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a small chance of striking the Earth on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2032, according to experts from NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network. (NASA image of ...

This stunning 527-megapixel composite reveals both visible and infrared views of young stars, ionized gas, and dust filaments ...