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.

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers used the Gemini South ...

which is a location in the asteroid belt that we did not think many Earth-crossing asteroids could originate from," Bolin said. While it no longer poses a threat to Earth, there's still a 3.8 ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...

Related: 'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come Astronomers discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December 2024, hence the "2024" in ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is back in the spotlight ... However, asteroids there are unlikely to suddenly start moving into Earth’s crossing orbits. Observations conducted by the W.

THE odds of a "city killer" asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was feared to be on a deadly collision course with our planet, with the chance ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of ...