On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a visible flash, easily spotted from Earth, but will likely be followed by periodic ...

The moon will officially be spared from an explosive encounter with a "city-killer" asteroid in 2032, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal. Collected on Feb. 18 and Feb.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once flagged as a “city killer” candidate with a measurable chance of striking the Moon, will in fact miss it comfortably on December 22, 2032. New James Webb Space Telescope ...

There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid. The chances of such an event are still relatively ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed Asteroid 2024 YR4 again, refining its trajectory and ruling out a potential collision with the moon in 2032. Credit: Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library / ...

Astronomers are running out of time to decide whether to prevent asteroid 2024 YR4 from hitting the moon in 2032. A small observing window with the James Webb Space Telescope will open in February, ...

Early last year, there was talk that the newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a really small, but probable chance of striking the Moon in 2032. Now, scientists are revealing what might occur if such ...

March 5 (UPI) --NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data. Scientists said that ...

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The first few billion years of Earth's history saw the rise of life, the atmosphere and the oceans. Still, that time is shrouded in mystery: Not many rocks remain that preserve a record of those early ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.