A rock no bigger than a golf ball could have caused the recent lunar impact, according to the observatory. At an ultra-high ...

Skygazing astronomers have spotted a sudden, bold flash of light on the Moon caused by an astronomical smash-up. The culprit is still being investigated, but it may have something to do with one of ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 53–67 meter wide object discovered by Chile's ATLAS telescope in late 2024, poses a significant threat ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about 60 metres long, may hit the Moon in December of the year 2032. Scientists assured that Earth is ...

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Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is estimated to have a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Now a group of researchers are debating how best to deal with the object ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing that hit the Earth 4.5 billion years ago?