"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving ...

YR4, initially considered a minor threat to Earth, is now being monitored for a potential Moon impact in 2032. While Earth is ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

Save the world and get fabulously wealthy doing so. Someone really should make a movie out of that scenario, before it ...

A small shift in trajectory has raised the risk of a lunar impact — but the scariest part is, we can't track it anymore.

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

Should YR4 strike the Moon, the collision could eject up to 100 million kilograms of lunar debris into space. A portion of this material might enter Earth’s orbit, posing risks to satellites and other ...

YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.

James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, ...