The consequences, they suggest, may be visible from our planet.

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...

An asteroid the size of a 10-story building could collide with the Moon ...

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

An asteroid the size of a building has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032, and it could shake lunar science to its core. From moonquakes to meteor showers, the potential impact is unlike ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 was, for a brief time, thought to be on a potential collision course with Earth. Now, that has been ruled out, but scientists still believe it has a small chance (only about 4 ...

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There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid. The chances of such an event are still relatively ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026. Image from Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project www.virtualtelescope.eu A massive near-Earth asteroid of “planet ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 encounter with Apophis. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

From its first detection using an instrument designed in part by teams based in the Bay, to follow-up orbit analysis conducted at major NASA centers in Houston and Pasadena, asteroid 2024 YR4 has ...

Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...