The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede was hit by an asteroid about 4 billion years ago that was so large the moon's axis shifted as a result, study finds.

Space crash: New research suggests huge asteroid shifted Jupiter's moon Ganymede on its axis An asteroid 20 times larger than the one that struck Earth and led to the extinction of the dinosaurs ...

The solar system's largest moon, Ganymede, which orbits the largest planet, Jupiter, was hit by an asteroid four billion years ago that shifted the gas giant's satellite on its axis, new research ...

An Ancient Asteroid Smashed Into Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede and Tipped It Over, Study Finds The cataclysmic impactor was 20 times the size of the rock that wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth.

Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed ...

A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently reoriented the moon roughly 4 billion years ago, new research suggests.

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

This Week’s Night Sky: See Jupiter as a NASA Probe Closes In. Also this week, the moon glides near Leo’s heart and an asteroid slips through Scorpius’s claw.

Aside from being the biggest of Jupiter's 95 moons, Ganymede is best known for its axial tilt and deep furrows. These characteristics—particularly the rivets that lend Ganymede its unusual ...

The JUICE and Psyche mission are set to blast off in 2023, with the aim of studying Jupiter's largest moons and a possible iron core of a planet in the hopes of understanding how worlds become ...