A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon should be deflected or blown up.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working out ways to prevent a potential impact. reading time 3 minutes Asteroid 2024 ...

The Deep Space Network's Goldstone Solar System Radar took a series of 28 images of asteroid 1997 QK1 on Aug. 21, 2025. - NASA / JPL-Caltech The label "space rock" feels like an understatement for ...

A strange flash on Saturn earlier this summer caught the attention of astronomers and sparked speculation about a possible planetary impact. The sighting was first reported by amateur astronomer Mario ...

This week, some saucy leopard sharks have been caught having a “threesome” in a world-first sighting, NASA has proposed ...

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA scientists.

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...

Some may eject huge plumes, while others could absorb the impact with less effect. “Every time we interact with an asteroid, we find something that surprises us, so there’s a lot more work to do,” ...

The impact of the North Sea asteroid caused a 328ft (100m) high tsunami of water, geologists said [BBC] Scientists have found proof that an asteroid hit the North Sea more than 43 million years ago ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...