The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The space rock known as 2024 YR4 has a 2.1% chance of hitting Earth based ...

The finding could explain the long-running mystery of why the surfaces of the lunar near and far sides are so different.

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north.

Marcos explained that in order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth at a close range of around 2.8 million miles (4.5 million km) and slowly at about 2,200 mph (3,540 km/h).

One of the most intriguing bits about the space junk about to hit the moon, though ... blow when a booster came falling back to the Earth and crashed near a school. In this instance, though ...

Earth will be getting a second moon in the form of Asteroid 2024 PT5, which will start orbiting our planet later this month. brutto film - stock.adobe.com Our blue moon will no longer be standing ...

“In order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth slowly at close range,” de la Fuente Marcos said. Asteroids that become mini-moons come within 2.8 million miles (4.5 ...

The Harvest Moon, which has inspired no shortage of cultural touchstones – from a Nintendo game to Neil Young’s Billboard hit ... celestial body as it's also eclipsed by Earth's shadow.

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon ... an incoming body must reach Earth at a range around 2.8 million miles ...

This process built the foundation for rocky worlds like Earth. Over time, planetesimals gave rise to protoplanets—massive, growing versions of what would become full-fledged planets. The young ...

It would hit the surface very ... spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The space rock known as 2024 YR4 has a 2.1% chance of hitting Earth based on current observations.