NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures asteroid Donaldjohanson, marking a new step in its mission to explore the solar system’s ancient past. ... Every rock, every crater, and every surface texture tells a ...

It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a quest that will take it to 11 space rocks. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 77°F. Friday, June 20th 2025 ...

Before you start to worry about how apocalyptic an asteroid hitting the moon could be, it's important to realize that asteroids hit the Earth's moon all the time. In fact, The Planetary Society says ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.

The asteroid still has a 1.7% chance of crashing into the moon on Dec. 22, 2032. NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032.

The asteroid, Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was first spotted by telescopes on Dec. 27, now has a 0.004 percent chance of hitting the planet and is “expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032,” NASA ...

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations.

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile observed 2024 YR4 in January. This sequence of images is aligned so that the asteroid is at the center, with background stars ...

NASA has downgraded the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1.5 per cent, or 1-in-67, down from a high of a 1-in-32 chance, which was the highest odds yet of collision.. Astronomers ...

Astronomers have spotted an asteroid with a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be about 40-90 meters wide, big enough to cause local devastation but not ...

50 Ways to Add Texture to Your Artwork. Posted: February 6, 2025 | Last updated: February 6, 2025. ... Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years.