Don't fret, the moon is safe from a potential "city killer" asteroid collision in half-a-dozen years, astronomers now say. Asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit the moon in 2032, is now expected to ...
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.
There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. At one point, ...
New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.
The refined observations from last month eliminate chances of impact, and provide a flyby distance.
NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032. Last year, the uncertainty surrounding the space rock's orbital path held out a slight chance of impact, but ...
Scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to collide with the moon, will safely pass at a distance of over 20,000km.
NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in 2032. The space ...
An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.
Fears of a “dangerous” asteroid striking our moon have been ruled out this week, despite earlier concerns that there was a small likelihood of impact. Scientists initially estimated a 4.3% chance that ...
A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...