NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

Consider the dramatic visual and gravitational consequences if a large asteroid struck and fractured the Moon.

Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA has raised the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4, a fast-moving object roughly the size ...

What would happen if an asteroid hit the Earth's moon? No, it's not the plot of an upcoming blockbuster movie starring everyone's favorite action heroes. Instead, it's the very real prediction NASA is ...

According to the latest reports, the asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a near chance of 4 per cent of impacting the Moon. Observations conducted by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope give some new ...