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

Five asteroids are expected to make close approaches to Earth this weekend ... South polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta. Nasa/jPL-Caltech/Getty Images Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an "interesting ...

If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to ...

Apophis initially had a small chance to hit Earth on Sept. 13, 2024, but did not. The International Asteroid Warning Network put out a list of possible impact locations, which ranges from ...

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

as there is a giant asteroid that could be heading for Earth. The titanic space rock, named Apophis, was first found in 2004 and was thought in 2017 to have a 2.7% chance of impacting Earth in 2029.

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine just how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased ...

Apophis initially had a small chance to hit Earth on Sept. 13, 2024, but did not. While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from ...