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

A Cornel University study submitted to the American Astronomy Society Journals concludes that, while Earth is no longer in ...

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 ...

Astronomers have upped the odds that the cosmic boulder will crash into the moon, which could potentially cause a cloud of shrapnel to impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other spacecraft, according ...

Webb's final snapshot of asteroid 2024 YR4 fine-tuned its orbit—raising Moon impact odds slightly, but Earth is safe.

According to a new study, a Moon strike by asteroid 2024 YR4 could create a debris cloud weighing more 100,000,000kg – 10 per ...

The dreadful asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected to collide with the Moon in 2032 and it could have far-reaching consequences for ...

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...

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 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, though not an Earth threat, now poses a collision risk to the Moon. Scientists estimate a 4.3% chance of ...