An extraordinary celestial event could unfold in the night sky in less than a decade if an asteroid passing Earth collides ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon, it would create a crater more than half a mile in diameter (1 km), becoming the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to the study. Current ...

"Up to 10% of the lunar ejecta could reach Earth within days," said Paul Wiegert, a planetary scientist and lead author of ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, roughly the size of a 15-story building, has a slim chance of striking the Moon in 2032, potentially ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

Don't miss the waxing crescent moon shine alongside Spica and the stars of the constellation Virgo in the hours following ...

What if Earth has more than one moon? Scientists now believe our planet may be secretly hosting at least six "mini-moons" at ...

A new study by astronomers at the University of Western Ontario suggests and asteroid strike in 2032 could create hundreds of ...

The Perseid meteor shower is widely considered the best meteor shower for the average person to view in the night sky. It’s ...

John Sandusky, a scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically ...

A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but Tuesday night offers a decent chance of ...