An extraordinary celestial event could unfold in the night sky in less than a decade if an asteroid passing Earth collides ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit Earth, now has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon by 2032, possibly visible from Earth ...

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

The Moon, unlike Earth, lacks an atmosphere to absorb or deflect impact debris. A direct hit from YR4 could create a crater ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

The asteroid has revised its trajectory and now on course to potentially collide with the moon in late 2032. | ITV National News ...

However, if Asteroid 2024 YR4 does hit Earth, most people won’t even know it happened. "This is not a get-worried kind of situation," asteroid and comet expert Teddy Kareta told FOX Weather.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has popped up on the news again, offering both peril and opportunities, A few months ago, NASA noted that 2024 YR4 had a 3.1 percent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032.

The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon.

YR4 was detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS telescope, in Río Hurtado, Chile, two days ...