If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever ...

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

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds.

Earth is still collecting scars from space, and scientists are only now learning to read them properly. Newly mapped impact ...

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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 findings may explain why the Moon’s far side lacks volcanic maria and differs so strongly from the near side.

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

A rubble pile like Dimorphos reacts differently than a dense, solid rock. Some may eject huge plumes, while others could absorb the impact with less effect. “Every time we interact with an asteroid, ...