Late in 2024, astronomers spotted a new near-Earth asteroid named 2024 YR4. By mid-2025, its improved orbit tracking raised ...

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense ...

Psyche is often said to be worth around £8,000,000,000,000,000,000 based on estimates of how much metal it may contain. This ...

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A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential threat to Earth, could hit the Moon in 2032, creating a 1 km crater, a bright flash visible from Earth, and a possible meteor shower, scientists say.

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

A massive asteroid might crash into the moon, and scientists are calling it a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

Scientists are monitoring a newly identified asteroid that could strike the Moon in December 2032, an event that may send ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 faces a 4% chance of striking the Moon on December 22, 2032, sparking scientific excitement over potential ...

Should 2024 YR4 strike the Moon, the impact could be visible from Earth and it may also have an effect on our planet. While ...

They figured this out by looking at the asteroid’s mass and the energy that would be released if it struck the moon’s surface, called kinetic energy. This impact would cause a magnitude five ...