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

An asteroid which risks colliding with the moon in just years could produce "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history", scientists say. Asteroid 2024 YR4, which at one ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has shifted from a near term scare to a slow burning celestial drama. Instead of slamming into our planet, ...

A new study using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed that the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. On June 30, 1908, an asteroid about 65 meters wide collided with Earth’s ...

Astronomers have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses a risk to Earth; however, there is a 4.3% chance it will strike the Moon on December 22, 2032.Although 2024 YR4 previously noted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between ...

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

Astronomers are on the brink of witnessing a cosmic event that could redefine our understanding of lunar impacts. In 2032, there is a possibility that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will collide with the Moon, ...

We’ve all seen this happen in a science-fiction movie: our plucky heroes jump into their ramshackle spaceship and escape the bad guys by flying through the treacherous asteroid belt, where huge rocks ...

Astronomers are gearing up for an unprecedented celestial event that could redefine our understanding of lunar impacts. On December 22, 2032, there is a possibility that asteroid 2024 YR4 could ...