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 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

In national security space, “dim objects” typically refer to satellites or debris that emit little energy and are hard to see with traditional sensors. Detecting and characterizing them is already ...

This time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance ...

Scientists already knew this could be a doozy. Astronomers previously estimated if 2024 YR4 hits the moon, it could form a ...

For the last couple of years, NASA has been observing an asteroid that could be hurtling towards the moon in a matter of years. Scientists believe that Asteroid 2024 YR4 - which was discovered two ...

Most people assume scientists would see a deadly asteroid coming years in advance. In reality, some of the most dangerous ...

(NEXSTAR) – Earth was slammed with the strongest solar radiation in more than two decades on Monday, sparking northern lights and some technology issues. $500K of property stolen from Orange Beach ...

A rare and powerful solar storm, the strongest in over 20 years, is currently hitting Earth, US space weather officials informed. The storm is causing severe geomagnetic activity and could lead to ...

A solar storm of tremendous intensity has struck Earth, and it might bring a breathtaking and peculiar sight to the night sky. The appearance of the Northern Lights could be spotted in 24 states in ...

FILE – This May 18, 1969 photo provided by NASA shows Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the moon. (NASA via AP) ...