A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have ...

NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to ...

Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat ...

An asteroid hurtling through space could hit the moon in 2032 – and scientists are weighing how best to deal with it.

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.

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

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

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid ...

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