Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

Currently, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is too far away to observe with space or ground-based telescopes. NASA expects to make more ...

NASA says the 10-storey YR4 asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032, which could see global communications come to a complete ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

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The report comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s initial budget proposal for NASA, which calls for historically ...

Senators introduce a resolution to designate June 30 as National Asteroid Day, emphasizing planetary defense and public ...

NASA has announced that an asteroid about 200 feet in diameter is now slightly more likely to crash into the moon.

An asteroid the size of a 10-storey building could now make impact with the moon, which could potentially fry global ...

A COLOSSAL asteroid on a collision course with the Moon could damage thousands of satellites and send shrapnel blasting ...

The designation is already used in other parts of the world to raise awareness for space science and planetary defense.

A 60-meter asteroid, 2024 YR4, has a 4.3% chance of hitting the Moon on December 22, 2032. NASA warns the impact could eject ...