Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially posing a 1.3% impact risk with Earth, saw its probability peak at 3% before dropping below 0.001% due to refined observations. However, a 4% chance of impacting the ...

In the field of space exploration and asteroid ... Moon instead. As per the report, a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters sheds light on asteroid 2024 YR4. Scientists estimate ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | ...

Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid with the potential to smack into the moon in the year 2032 ... hence the "2024" in its name. In February, the likelihood of 2024 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) on January 29th 2025. The early calculations ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...

The Moon has likely endured thousands of asteroid impacts during its 4.5-billion-year history, but it’s not yet clear what would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 strikes our natural satellite.

"These early images of Donaldjohanson are again showing the tremendous capabilities of the Lucy spacecraft as an engine of discovery." ...

After the Webb telescope turned its powerful gaze towards the asteroid last month, the chance of a moon shot is now at 3.8%, NASA said. "There is still a 96.2% chance that the asteroid will miss ...

the moon, could be impacted have only continued to climb. James Webb Space Telescope gets images of asteroid Webb turned its eye toward YR4 on March 8. The ESA then shared a collage of three ...