A small shift in trajectory has raised the risk of a lunar impact — but the scariest part is, we can't track it anymore.

YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.

Initial sightings of Asteroid 2032 YR4 were tricky, but tracking has gotten better, helping us understand its path. New data, ...

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began its legendary mission unfolding the secrets of our universe and producing some of the ...

NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...

"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...