YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

It is the first full moon of spring, but it is also the smallest one of the year. Experts say this phenomenon, referred to as a micromoon, is due to the moon being further away from Earth in its ...

This is because April's full moon occurs when the moon is farthest from Earth in its orbit (known as ... eastern horizon around sunset for the best view. For example, in New York City, the moon ...

An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been ...

No lunar glow, no "Man in the Moon" – just an endless, dark sky. If Earth's companion of 4.5 billion-years suddenly vanished without a trace, what would happen to our home planet? Article ...

Back in 1832, the celebrated British physicist, Michael Faraday, carried out a set of experiments designed to answer a tantalizing question: could electricity be generated by Earth's rotation through ...