Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth has long been deemed safe from a calamitous collision with a certain small asteroid in 2032. The moon, on the other hand, ...

New data suggest that the asteroid will pass the moon at a distance of 13,200 miles. NASA / JPL Center for Near-Earth Object Studies Our lunar companion won’t get smacked by the infamous asteroid 2024 ...

An asteroid alert rarely starts with certainty. It begins with a faint point of light and a short run of observations, so early math can leave room for several futures. When NASA flags a near Earth ...

Initially, much uncertainty surrounded the flight path of the space rock known as 2024 YR4, a small asteroid that has recently become an object of much scientific attention. 2024 YR4, measuring ...

There were concerns that Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon or Earth. Asteroid-2024-YR4 NASA confirms asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely miss both Earth and the moon in 2032. Webb telescope enabled ...

Aarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had come ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.