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Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon.
A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, has scientists buzzing with its potential to collide with the Moon and create a ...
NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...
According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the ...
Officially known as 2025 OW, the asteroid is reportedly 220 feet big. According to NASA's schedule, it will pass Earth on ...
An impact with Earth would cause a massive explosion and impact crater, astronomers say. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27, 2024.
Earth is no longer considered at risk, as NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has now revised the asteroid’s ...
The asteroid will pass by Friday and Saturday on a track that scientists suggest is slightly less than half the average distance to the moon from Earth — which is still 174,650 kilometers, or ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, roughly the size of a 15-story building, has a slim chance of striking the Moon in 2032, potentially ...