YR4, initially considered a minor threat to Earth, is now being monitored for a potential Moon impact in 2032. While Earth is ...

THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving ...

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

Save the world and get fabulously wealthy doing so. Someone really should make a movie out of that scenario, before it ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

A small shift in trajectory has raised the risk of a lunar impact — but the scariest part is, we can't track it anymore.

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.