If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we would not only witness the event, but we could also see the aftermath for decades to ...

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

On December 22nd, 2032, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of actually striking the Moon. If it does, it will release ...

The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus.

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 collides with the Moon on December 22, 2032, the energy released would be comparable to that of a medium-sized thermonuclear weapon. This impact would be six orders of magnitude ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has shifted from a near term scare to a slow burning celestial drama. Instead of slamming into our planet, ...

Meteor impacts are one of the few natural disasters that can arrive without warning, crossing the final kilometers of atmosphere in seconds. When scientists talk about the likeliest place on Earth for ...

A new study suggests that dinosaurs were in decline for as many as 10 million years before the city-sized asteroid that hit off the coast of what is now Mexico dealt the final death blow and that this ...

Early last year, there was talk that the newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a really small, but probable chance of ...