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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dinosaurs weren't in decline when an asteroid smashed into Earth and wiped them out, scientists say. Instead, the idea that dinosaur diversity was declining before the asteroid struck 66 million ...

Exploring the Intricate Patterns of a Meteorite Slice While the intense heat of collisions with the atmosphere seems to have melted most of the meteorites, the remaining fragments suggest that ...

This month marks the active period of the Lyrid meteor showers, the annual celestial event known for its fast and bright meteors that can surprise watchers with as many as 100 meteors seen per ...

"If it weren't for that asteroid, they might still share this planet with mammals, lizards, and their surviving descendants: birds." Richard Pallardy Social Links Navigation ...