"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." ...

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, initially considered a minor threat to Earth, is now being monitored for a potential Moon impact in 2032. While Earth is safe, a collision could release energy equivalent to 6 million tons of TNT ...

Scientists Believe an Asteroid Might Crash Into the Moon in 2032, a Once-in-5,000-Year Event A recently discovered asteroid ...

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.

"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 ...

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

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