A newly discovered asteroid designated 2026 SA8 will pass closer to Earth than the Moon early Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, coming within about 0.00254 astronomical units — roughly 236,000 miles, or about 0 ...

The moon will officially be spared from an explosive encounter with a "city-killer" asteroid in 2032, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal. Collected on Feb. 18 and Feb.

Initially, much uncertainty surrounded the flight path of the space rock known as 2024 YR4, a small asteroid that has recently become an object of much scientific attention. 2024 YR4, measuring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth has long been deemed safe from a calamitous collision with a certain small asteroid in 2032. The moon, on the other hand, ...

The moon is not the only natural object traveling through space alongside Earth. Several small asteroids travel around the sun in near lockstep with our planet. And just like Earth, these space rocks ...

Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely. The commotion over asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon can finally ...

Finally, the Moon won’t be hit by asteroid 2024 YR4. Indeed, new observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope in February 2026 rule out any danger to the Moon, and we now know the trajectory of ...

The famous asteroid YR4 has a new target after passing ‘close’ to the Blue Planet in 2032: our Moon. What would happen in the event of an impact? Although the impact would not occur on Earth’s surface ...

Something small was captured right next to the asteroid. It was a moon. However, when another photo arrived later, the shape of that moon looked quite strange. Two round objects were stuck ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.