The hefty asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit Earth on December 22, 2032, could instead hit the moon, it is thought. New ...

An Apollo-class asteroid, 2011 VG9, is approaching Earth at a staggering speed, set to pass on April 16th. While not classified as 'potentially hazardous' due to its distance, its size and ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

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 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 sparked a flurry of interest earlier this year after NASA determined there was a chance it could hit Earth ... 2024 YR4 is one of the largest objects in recent history with ...

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Scientists are continuing to observe the asteroid, including through the world's largest and most powerful ... of the asteroid’s orbit. Earth gets hit by an asteroid of this size around every ...

Despite being a scenario widely pondered by astronomers and Hollywood writers for decades, further observations have since determined YR4 will not impact the Earth in 2032 as originally predicted.

Astronomers said the house-sized asteroid 2024 YR4 is shaped like a hockey puck and also deduced its origin. The space rock was first detected in December and was initially considered to have a chance ...

With further analysis, the Earth impact ... rock is one of the largest objects in recent history that could impact the Moon and that it likely originated from the main asteroid belt.