Asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, is back in the spotlight — this time due to a slight increase in the chance that it could impact the moon in 2032.

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests asteroid impacts played a critical role in the emergence of life ...

Webb telescope data shows a once-risky asteroid will safely pass Earth and the Moon in 2032, removing all impact concerns.

The rock is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood at a zippy 23,197 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. An asteroid previously thought to be heading towards Earth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The moon is covered in craters like Daedalus, as seen by the Apollo 11 crew on the moon's far side. - NASA The asteroid known as ...

NASA has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated 2026 FM3, will make a close approach to Earth on 25 March 2026. The ...

Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon Scientists say the plan to use nuclear ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Those are the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s officially Asteroid Day on Monday, June 30, when ...