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

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032 should be deflected or blown up.

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Get ready for some news that’s out of this world. An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be on course to make contact with the moon—and such an impact wouldn’t come without consequence, according to an ...

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.

Fleet Space Technologies has marked its tenth anniversary with the opening of a new 5,300 square metre global headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility in Adelaide, as it prepares for upcoming ...

Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat to Earth, and is now thought to be heading towards the moon.

Surface features on asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, as identified by the Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission, have been given official names by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The ...

Scientists are closely monitoring a potential asteroid impact on the moon, specifically asteroid 2024 YR4, which could collide in 2032 with a 4% likelihood., Science, Times Now ...

Astronomers want to blow up this asteroid before it likely strikes the Moon - Deflection missions appear ‘impractical’, scientists say ...