Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by ... “Understanding the properties and origins of near-Earth asteroids is proving critical for understanding the ...

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in December 2024 and believed to have a 3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, now has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, NASA wrote in an update Wednesday.

If the name of the asteroid sounds familiar, it's because YR4 caused quite an uproar earlier this year after it was discovered on a course projected to bring it uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032.

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...

Credit: AP The ESA said if this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after ... with the potential to strike Earth in 2029. In 2021, scientists revised their estimates of ...

They observed the asteroid using the 2.5-meter Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) in La Palma, Canary Islands, which the Finnish astronomers have used for a long time to study asteroids close to Earth.

Graphic made in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic An asteroid will make a close pass of Earth this weekend and you can watch it live online. The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will sweep briefly across ...