Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out ...

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...

Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to help us understand these space rocks.

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

For a few weeks in January and February this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 had us all worried. Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting ...

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A new observation estimates that the space rock measures 60 meters and has a 2% chance of impacting the satellite ...

If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like? Even rendezvous and landing missions are relatively easy. A launch in December 2028 could bring a ...

The AstroForge spacecraft was designed to snap photos of the asteroid rather than landing on its surface, intending to pave the way for future missions that could extract valuable metal from the ...

James Webb Space Telescope images of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken with the telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument). | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Andy Rivkin ...