Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact ...

If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever ...

The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus.

There's a 4.3% chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the lunar surface and creating a collision so spectacular it will be like ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A comet spanning roughly 2,000 feet landing in the heart of St. Louis could cause a crater nearly 4 miles wide and an earthquake felt as far as 116 miles away, according to an ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...

Let’s imagine, just for a moment, that a group of extremely serious people in white coats announces that a killer asteroid is ...

Earthlings can keep their plans seven years from now after scientists have officially declared Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not a threat to our planet. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Dec. 27 by the ...

Let’s get the first question out of the way quickly. Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 50- to 90-meter-wide Earth-approaching object, is likely not going to hit our planet in 2032. But, since the odds of it ...

WASHINGTON and HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new paper in Geology led by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, University of Arizona ...