The asteroid, also known as 469219 Kamo'oalewa, orbits the sun, so it remains a constant companion of Earth. It is too ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

Blue Origin has been mum about the payload that will fly on this rocket, but multiple people have told Ars that the current ...

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten ...

The huge asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered in 2024 and initially thought to have a 1 in 450 chance of smashing into ...

“A collision with the moon won’t be a cause for concern,” Kumar said. Any resulting debris flung toward Earth “blows up in Earth’s atmosphere if any of it makes it to near-Earth space.” Originally ...

Experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Center for Near Earth Object Studies have updated the 2024 YR4’s chance of hitting the Moon in 2032 to 4.3 per cent. NASA ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile.Since its discovery, the asteroid has warranted international ...

It circles our planet every 45 years or so and is believed to be a chunk of Earth's proper moon that was ... 2024 PT5, which was first discovered in September 2024 and orbited Earth for ...