The first was a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, 2023. This coming Sunday, Lucy will zip past her second target, ...

Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely ...

However, this shift represents a meaningful jump in odds. If the asteroid were to collide with the lunar surface, scientists say it would likely create a visible crater, though it wouldn’t ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that ... work diligently to survey the night sky from the Earth's surface, space-based surveys like the upcoming Near-Earth ...

According to Live Science, astronomers estimate a 1.7% probability that the asteroid will strike the lunar surface on December 22, 2032. Such a collision could result in a crater up to two ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future. Each year, according to Nasa ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.