A group of scientists recently published a paper that considers options for dealing with the asteroid — one of which includes a nuclear “disruption” An asteroid may hit the moon in 2032 — and some ...

2024 YR4 shows a 4% chance of hitting the Moon on December 22, 2032, with no risk to Earth. James Webb Space Telescope data fixes its size at ~60 m and sharpens orbital predictions. A strike could ...

The sneaky asteroid is from the Apollo cluster, a group of near-Earth asteroids that can occasionally get pretty close to us. It sped past at a break-neck 46,700 miles per hour, while it's believed to ...

The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at 8:49 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 0049 GMT), according to NASA data.

The debate on the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea was resolved with the confirmation of an ancient impact event.

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of ...

How big are the asteroids scientists actually worry about? Could one really hit us? And where do asteroids even come from?

The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.

A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of the solar system as we thought.

An asteroid hurtling through space could hit the moon in 2032 – and scientists are weighing how best to deal with it.

October is a star-studded month with two meteor showers, winter constellations and a good chance to see a trio of green comets.

Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat to Earth, and is now thought to be heading towards the moon.