"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

NASA will kick off its 31st annual Rover Competition this week in Alabama, giving students from around the world a chance to ...

THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was ...

NASA and the European Space Agency have recently released photos taken by the Webb telescope, which uses the world’s most sophisticated and powerful camera.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured detailed data on asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot-wide near-Earth object once ...

Despite being a scenario widely pondered by astronomers and Hollywood writers for decades, further observations have since determined YR4 will not impact the Earth in 2032 as originally predicted.

Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing asteroid first spotted in December 2024.

Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid set to smash into the Moon. Astronomers also deduced the origin of ...

Billionaire Jared Isaacman could become the next head of NASA, overseeing an agency on the cusp of crewed missions to the ...

For 2024/25, a total of 36 teams entered the draw for the initial stage — known as the "league phase". They comprised 29 automatic qualifiers and the seven clubs who emerged from the qualifying ...