The "city-killer" asteroid will not only smash into the Moon, but also release such a huge amount of debris that Earth's ...

New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...

Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This ...

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. The Les Makes ...

NASA is preparing for a potential asteroid impact, and a recent study has revealed some startling information about what’s ...

An impact would pack the energy of more than ... has found only one viable follow-on target for OSIRIS-REx: the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, which will make a close approach to Earth in April ...

New analyses have dramatically altered this outlook. The latest data suggests that the likelihood of the asteroid striking ...

The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space ...

What was once dubbed a potential 'city-killer' asteroid for Earth has now had its sights redefined. New observations from ...

NASA has issued a disturbing update on the 'city destroying' asteroid that could hit the moon in some seven years.