This same asteroid, once regarded as the highest-impact threat to Earth ever recorded, is now shifting attention to our lunar ...

A "city-killer" asteroid was found to have a greater chance of hitting the Moon than Earth, according to a new observation ...

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

One of the asteroids will come as close as within 120,000 miles from the Earth, soaring past at over 41,000 miles per hour.

A video has started doing the rounds on social media showing an asteroid crash landing on Jupiter, and it has people seriously freaking out. Interestingly enough, the video of the asteroid strike ...

Now a different group has looked at its orbital past, suggesting a likely place of origin: the middle of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ... topping the hit list of the most ...

It also likely originated from an asteroid family in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter—an unlikely ... but Our Moon Might Take the Hit The Moon, however, is still not safe from ...

More from Explainers ‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat ... Both 887 Alinda and 2024 YR4 orbit the sun three times for every time the massive planet ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth in December 2032 ... This fluctuating movement pattern is due to Jupiter’s gravitational pull, which alters the orbit of these asteroids over time.

Since Jupiter's orbit takes 12 years ... and are not tilted much, so are more likely to hit. The resonant "pumping" stretching the orbit both inward and outward from the asteroid belt has already made ...

Since Jupiter’s orbit takes ... so are more likely to hit. The resonant “pumping” stretching the orbit both inward and outward from the asteroid belt has already made 2024 YR4 cross Earth ...