YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.

A massive asteroid heads toward Earth with increasing impact probability for 2032. NASA deploys the James Webb Telescope to ...

NASA has alerted the public about asteroid 2003 AY2, a colossal 1,200-foot-wide rock expected to approach Earth on June 22, ...

Astronomers have identified a new kind of cosmic explosion extreme nuclear transients so powerful they outshine typical ...

A team of astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic explosion known as extreme nuclear transients that exceeds ...

NASA has announced that an asteroid about 200 feet in diameter is now slightly more likely to crash into the moon.

A NASA mission led by the University of Arizona is at risk of cancellation, putting groundbreaking asteroid research and ...

Webb's final snapshot of asteroid 2024 YR4 fine-tuned its orbit—raising Moon impact odds slightly, but Earth is safe.

Astronomers have upped the odds that the cosmic boulder will crash into the moon, which could potentially cause a cloud of shrapnel to impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other spacecraft, according ...