A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to astronauts. It comes after NASA intentionally used a spacecraft to bump ...

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA ...

Last year, astronomers warned that the asteroid could strike Earth, but that fear has been set aside. Now, it has a slight chance of hitting the Moon instead ...

Engineers and scientists are actively preparing strategies to prevent asteroid 2024 YR4 from colliding with the moon.

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of colliding with Earth’s moon in 2032, and some scientists are considering whether they ...

A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2025 TP5, is scheduled to make a remarkably close flyby of Earth on October 15, 2025. This celestial event is particularly intriguing as the asteroid will pass ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...

Asteroid impacts are typically linked with mass extinctions and catastrophic events. However, recent studies have unearthed a ...