A recent study, yet to be peer-reviewed, has revealed that asteroid YR4 smashing into our moon could have big implications ...

When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In ...

A massive asteroid could crash into the Moon in 2032, potentially sending fragments into space that may reach Earth, ...

A giant asteroid could crash into the moon in 2032, potentially sending debris hurtling toward Earth, scientists have warned.

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would ...

By February 2024, NASA had ruled out any Earth strike. The updated odds dropped to near zero, and 2024 YR4 was officially ...

What would happen if the moon crashed into Earth? The moon, which is relatively large compared to our planet, is believed to have formed as a result of a collision between Earth and a smaller Mars ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.

The beleaguered private moon lander Peregrine, which suffered a fuel leak shortly after its launch last week, is now on a collision course with Earth, its builder said Saturday (Jan. 13 ...

NASA, for its part, had already spotted the wreckage. About a week after the crash, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter passed about 50 miles above the landing site, Mare Frigoris — and snapped a photo ...

On Sunday, Peregrine was about 242,000 miles (389,000 kilometers) from Earth, just beyond the orbit of the moon, which circles Earth at about 238,000 miles (384,400 km).

4.5 billion years ago, another planet crashed into Earth. We may have found its leftovers. A Mars-size object called Theia smashed into Earth, and the debris coalesced into the moon.