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.

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists ...

Researchers, including some from NASA, say the best option to stop an asteroid with a 4% chance of smashing into the moon and ...

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.

New findings involving NASA researchers indicate that humanity may have to consider far more drastic measures to shield itself from potential cosmic dangers, including the deployment of nuclear ...

Many ideas have been proposed for dealing with asteroid threats, but only one has been tested, slamming a large weight into its side to change the orbit. In most cases, planetary scientists have ...

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3% chance of ...

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

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...