YR4, a potential “city-killer,” has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032—but scientists say it might strike the Moon instead. Measuring up to 90 metres wide, the asteroid could create a dramatic ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

The object that struck the moon is estimated to have been about 15 mile in diameter, larger than the asteroid ... was launched into space above the lunar surface before it came crashing back ...

A collision that changed everything Around 3.8 billion years ago, an asteroid or comet crashed into the Moon near its south pole. The impact, happening at an extremely high speed, created two ...

Juno mission: Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes ... allowed astronomers to determine that the asteroid poses no risk of crashing into Earth for at least a century.

The object that struck the moon is estimated to have been about 15 miles (25 km) in diameter, larger than the asteroid ... launched into space above the lunar surface before it came crashing ...