The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

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

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving just that. Once flagged for a potential Earth impact, this 200-foot-wide ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

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

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues.

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...