Late in 2024, astronomers spotted a new near-Earth asteroid named 2024 YR4. By mid-2025, its improved orbit tracking raised ...

A new paper is looking into the possibility of the collision being a reality and the kind of scientific opportunities it ...

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

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 collides with the Moon on December 22, 2032, the energy released would be comparable to that of a medium-sized thermonuclear weapon. This impact would be six orders of magnitude ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This artist’s concept shows a small meteoroid striking the surface of Earth’s moon. (Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty ...

Let’s imagine, just for a moment, that a group of extremely serious people in white coats announces that a killer asteroid is ...