A newly refined set of orbital calculations suggests that asteroid 2024 YR4 — once briefly considered a threat to Earth — could come unusually close to the Moon in late 2032. According to WPtech’s ...

Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

The moon is pummeled by asteroids nearly every day, creating new craters constantly that can range from a few feet to many miles across. The asteroid impacts, when they’re large enough, create flashes ...

With a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032, an asteroid named YR4’s potential collision course is being monitored by NASA.

WASHINGTON — The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south pole are two ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

Once in a blue moon, there's an energy-shifting celestial event for the zodiac signs. And one of those rare times has come, considering an asteroid known as 2024 PT5—and nicknamed the "Mini Moon"—was ...

December full moon: Sky watchers around the world are gearing up for one of the year’s most striking lunar events the Full ...