An asteroid of this size could release energy equivalent to multiple nuclear bombs, wiping out entire cities or regions. The Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 was only about 59 feet wide and still injured ...

In the field of space exploration and asteroid monitoring, some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of them. When it was first detected, astronomers feared ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers used the Gemini South ...

open image in gallery Artist’s illustration of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it flies by the Earth and heads toward potential impact with the Moon (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R Proctor) It would be one of the ...

Meteor showers are among the most popular astronomy events. From the Lyrid meteor shower in late April to the breathtaking Geminids in December, these celestial events promise to light up the ...

Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid with the potential to smack into the moon in the year 2032, according to new research. A team of astronomers recently studied the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is back in the spotlight. Brand new research has produced a better estimate of its size and orbit, which give it a 3.8 percent chance of hitting the Moon. Now a different group ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of ...

New Observations Show the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth Resembles a Spinning Hockey Puck CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might ...