Such a collision could have devastating consequences for satellites and astronauts in space, prompting a group of scientists ...

Scientists argue in a new study that an asteroid with a chance to hit the moon should be blown up using nuclear bombs.

Scientists are taking precautions against Asteroid 2024 YR4, which might hit the Moon in 2032. Instead of the usual plan to ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, whirling serenely around the sun, will certainly not hit Earth in 2032 as once feared. But they've run the ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes. Their unorthodox ...

NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to astronauts. It comes after NASA intentionally used a spacecraft to bump ...

An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4 and a way to stop that.

Scientists have finally solved a decades-long mystery about a strange crater deep under the North Sea. The Silverpit Crater, first discovered in 2002, has now been confirmed as the result of a massive ...

In a new paper, scientists argued that our best option is to blow up asteroid 2024 YR4 as part of a "kinetic disruption ...

Members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel believe the Human Landing System version of Starship won’t be ready for ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...