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.

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Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact ...

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

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Planetary defence research often sits between modelling and imagination, with few chances to test real materials under realistic conditions. A new stu.

A new study shows that the event that wiped out the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species at the same ...

A new scientific study reveals that life recovered much faster than expected after the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

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 ...

A 60-meter-wide asteroid, 2024 YR4, could collide with the Moon in December 2032, offering scientists an unprecedented chance ...