The space rock is hurtling toward the Earth at a zippy 8,478 miles per hour miles per hour, according to the space agency.

A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with ...

If a collision occurs, scientists estimate it would release energy equivalent to around 6.5 megatons of TNT, making it far more powerful than any previously recorded lunar impact. The strike could ...

Late in 2024, astronomers spotted a new near-Earth asteroid named 2024 YR4. By mid-2025, its improved orbit tracking raised ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in ...

A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.

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