A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of colliding with Earth’s moon in 2032, and some scientists are considering whether they ...

An asteroid hurtling through space could hit the moon in 2032 – and scientists are weighing how best to deal with it.

Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat to Earth, and is now thought to be heading towards the moon.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the ...

We’d certainly know about it if an asteroid hit Mars or the moon, but just how much Earth would be affected depends on a number of factors ...

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...

Good news: It's probably not going to hit Earth anymore. Bad news: It still could hit the moon — and some astronomers think NASA should blow it up. An asteroid that could be as big as the Statue of ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...