An asteroid capable ... path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4, the space rock carries with it very slim odds of striking land — either on Earth or, even less likely, the moon — and astronomers ...

existing in a transitional state between a true moon and an independent asteroid. She symbolizes change, guardianship, and the passage between realms. This name reflects the quasi-moon's unique ...

"This is a story about the moon as told by asteroid scientists ... Last year, the space rock named 2024 PT5 — about the size of a school bus —drifted past Earth so slowly that it lingered ...

An asteroid capable ... path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4, the space rock carries with it very slim odds of striking land — either on Earth or, even less likely, the moon — and astronomers ...

"Nearly four billion years ago an asteroid or comet flew ... the two grand canyons on the Moon were carved in less than 10 minutes." The resulting features, named Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis ...

Now, scientists warn a space rock, named asteroid 2024 YR4, could smash into the lunar surface and leave a new crater on the near side of the Moon. NASA announced it will be using its most ...

We will never stop thinking and talking about the moon, says Matthew Shindell, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. “In cities where there is a lot of artificial ...

Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth at 9:46 AM EST (13:46 GMT) passing by at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. It was first spotted two ...

The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4 ... which is the small dot at the center of the Moon's orbit. / Credit: NASA "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years ...

Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have increased slightly since then, according to the European Space Agency.

A 2% chance of an asteroid strike is "uncommon," officials say. The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.