If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that ...

Only far smaller impacts have been observed directly. In 2013, a meteoroid weighing a few hundred kilograms struck the Moon, ...

After the asteroid smashed into Earth around 66 million years ago, it didn't take life that long to rebound, a new study ...

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

A nearly 60 meter Apollo-class near-Earth asteroid, 2024 YR4 was spotted in 2024 whose path crosses both Earth’s and the Moon ...

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...

NASA flags an asteroid, the odds shift, and better tracking usually turns worry into a clean miss. The system improves each ...

There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...