Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don't fret, the moon is safe from a potential "city killer" asteroid collision in half-a-dozen years, astronomers now say.

Astronomers say Asteroid 2024 YR4 will dodge the moon entirely in 2032, ending speculation about a possible collision with Earth's nearest solar system neighbor. But the missed strike means the door ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is big and dangerous enough that it has been dubbed a "city killer." There were concerns that the asteroid could hit the moon or even Earth in 2032. However, in a major update, NASA ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.

NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid a few years ago as part of its planetary defense test. Scientists have discovered that the impact actually nudged the asteroid onto a slightly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is big and dangerous enough that it has been dubbed a "city killer." There were concerns that the asteroid could ...

There were concerns that Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon or Earth. Asteroid-2024-YR4 NASA confirms asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely miss both Earth and the moon in 2032. Webb telescope enabled ...