Initially, much uncertainty surrounded the flight path of the space rock known as 2024 YR4, a small asteroid that has ...

There were concerns that Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon or Earth.

Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely.

The asteroid is the size of an office building, and will narrowly pass by the moon in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon in 2032! New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed that the object will pass safely at a distance of more than 20 000 ...

Asteroids regularly pass through Earth’s cosmic neighbourhood, and most of them never attract public attention. Every so ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have ruled out the possibility that asteroid ...

We might go full “Armageddon” on asteroid 2024 YR4. After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the ...

Earthlings aren't the only ones safe from a city-wrecking-size asteroid. Future lunar inhabitants won't have to worry about a ...

Good news for the Moon, disappointing for everyone who wanted to see a really big impact from the safety of our planet.

An asteroid alert rarely starts with certainty. It begins with a faint point of light and a short run of observations, so early math can leave room for several futures. When NASA flags a near Earth ...