Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...

The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...

Scientists detected Asteroid 2024 YR4. It may hit the Moon. There is a 4% chance of impact. A collision could create a large ...

A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, has scientists buzzing with its potential to collide with the Moon and create a ...

Asteroid 2025 OL1, about the size of a small plane, will safely pass Earth on July 30, 2025, at a distance of 1.29 million ...

An extraordinary celestial event could unfold in the night sky in less than a decade if an asteroid passing Earth collides with the Moon. The impact of asteroid 2024 YR4 into the lunar surface would ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon, it would create a crater more than half a mile in diameter (1 km), becoming the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to the study. Current ...

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

An impact with Earth would cause a massive explosion and impact crater, astronomers say. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27, 2024.

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...