NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured images of the asteroid with two cameras, including the Near-Infrared Camera and ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...

The changes of an asteroid hitting the moon on Dec. 22, 2023 have increased. Learn what the experts say will happen if the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

A huge asteroid that was briefly ... told New Scientist that a moon hit would be "a great experiment and a perfect opportunity". And on Earth, "telescopes would certainly see it, I would say ...

What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is ...

If our cosmic neighbor were to take such a hit from an asteroid of that size, NASA assures that the moon's orbit around Earth would not be altered. The risk to the moon is only part of the reason ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...

(AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...