An asteroid which risks colliding with the moon in just years could produce "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history", scientists say. Asteroid 2024 YR4, which at one ...

The comet was discovered in its final stage before impact. As luck would have it, NASA had a probe on its way to Jupiter, perfectly placed to capture its demise.

What would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the Moon? Scientists have a theory - There’s a 4.3% chance it hits the moon in ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential threat to Earth, could hit the Moon in 2032, creating a 1 km crater, a bright flash visible from Earth, and a possible meteor shower, scientists say.

Astronomers have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses a risk to Earth; however, there is a 4.3% chance it will strike the Moon on December 22, 2032.Although 2024 YR4 previously noted ...