Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a potential crash course with Earth, but there’s a very slight chance the moon could take the hit. Based on current observations, there is a 2.1 per cent chance that the ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

A large asteroid has been predicted to strike the earth. However, after new calculations, the odds have increased of our planet being missed entirely, and instead it is expected to impact the moon.

An asteroid originally thought to have a higher chance of colliding with Earth might instead strike the Moon, according to new calculations. NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS ...

Only 2% of this region, at most, intersects the Earth, which is the small dot at the center of the Moon's orbit. / Credit: NASA "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand ...

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New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the planet and might instead impact the Moon. Nasa’s Center for Near Earth ...

Now, new calculations by University of Arizona astronomer David Rankin have reportedly found that there is a slim chance of about 0.3 per cent of the 90-metre-wide asteroid crashing onto the Moon.

It would hit the surface very fast, because there is no atmosphere on the Moon to slow it down (Picture: AP) The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into ...

Now, scientists warn a space rock, named asteroid 2024 YR4, could smash into the lunar surface and leave a new crater on the near side of the Moon. NASA announced it will be using its most ...