“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit Earth, but it has forced planetary defense experts to confront a different kind of worst case: ...

"It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies." ...

ChangE6 hematite discovery, lunar hematite, ChangE6 lunar samples, South Pole Aitken Basin, lunar oxidation, Moon magnetic anomalies &geology ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...

In 2024, the global space economy hit $613 billion—up nearly 8% year-over-year. The commercial sector was responsible for ...

Scientists have issued a chilling warning regarding the city-killier asteroid, 2024 YR4, currently racing toward the moon, ...

NASA is closely tracking two asteroids, 2025 VW and 2025 VC2 that are around 1-2 million miles away from the planet.

Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a four per cent chance of hitting the moon on 22 December 2032. However, fresh observations ...