YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a city has a 1-in-43 chance of hitting our planet in the year 2032. But according ...

An asteroid originally thought to have a higher chance of colliding with Earth might instead strike the Moon, according to ... that some material could hit Earth, but I highly doubt it would ...

The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...

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 ...

Dr David Rankin, an astronomer from the University of Arizona, says there is a 0.3 per cent chance the asteroid could hit the Moon, ejecting debris into space. “There is the possibility this ...

Since the Moon ... could hit the Earth, but I highly doubt it would cause any major threat,” Dr Rankin told New Scientist. There is still some uncertainty about the trajectory of the asteroid ...

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