Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.

A 2024 YR4 collision with the moon would likely be visible from Earth. But just because Earth was spared doesn’t mean our moon is safe. Based on the most recent calculations, the chance that the ...

NASA is monitoring a house-sized asteroid that will pass near Earth on August 16 at a speed of approximately 17,717 miles per hour. The asteroid, designated 2025 PR1, measures about 55 feet across and ...

The Earth is out of the way,” said Farnocchia. “But the moon is not.” Asteroid 2024 YR4, first spotted in December 2024, is now being closely monitored as a potential lunar impactor in 2032. 2024 YR4: ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile.

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise orbit, the calculation usually gives scientists a cloud of its possible ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken its final look at the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4, at least until the potentially hazardous space rock darkens Earth's cosmic doorstep again ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. It now poses a threat to the moon, rather than Earth.

Astronomers have been keeping a close watch on asteroid 2024 YR4 since its detection late last year. While initial ...