World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth ...

UK lawmakers have learned there is no international protocol for making decisions over how to respond to a prospective ...

In 2032, a potential meteor shower could occur if asteroid 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon, raising significant interest among ...

Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In late 2024, astronomers spotted a new asteroid named 2024 YR4.

If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

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

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

Researchers found that night lizards survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid strike at the end of the Cretaceous, despite ...