If this asteroid were to collide with the moon, the impact would likely be clearly visible from Earth, although we would not ...

But according to new calculations, there's an even smaller chance that it might crash into the moon instead. The potentially hazardous asteroid measures an estimated 180 feet (55 meters ...

"New observations may result in reassignment of this asteroid to 0 as more data comes in," the agency stated. For now, 2024 YR4 is something to watch, not fear. And if the Moon does end up taking the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead. An asteroid that's big enough ...

Firstly, the asteroid was faint, requiring the use of large telescopes to observe." Bolin explained the second difficulty surrounded the fact that 2024 YR4 was observed when the moon was 70% ...

All eyes are on the Moon tonight as the second full Moon of 2025 rises and illuminates the night sky. As the "Snow Moon" shines brightly, skywatchers will be able to see its massive lunar craters ...

Now, new calculations by University of Arizona astronomer David Rankin have reportedly found that there is a slim chance of about 0.3 per cent of the 90-metre-wide asteroid crashing onto the Moon.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

The object that struck the moon is estimated to have been about 15 mile in diameter, larger than the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago and doomed the dinosaurs. "When the impacting ...

About 3.8 billion years ago, an asteroid 15 miles (25 kilometers) across slammed into the far side of the moon at a speed of about 1 mile per second. As it impacted at what is now known as the ...

This image provided by NASA shows a view from orbit looking obliquely across the surface of the moon, where an ancient asteroid strike carved out a pair of grand canyons on the moon’s far side.