Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once perceived as a threat, is no longer on a collision course with the planet Earth. However, there is a ...

In our own solar system, there are pretty good odds that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able ...

Researchers say we can use two 100-kiloton nuclear bombs to destroy the asteroid 2024 YR4 from hitting the Moon.

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

The weight of the asteroid may vary from 51 million kg to more than 711 million kg, and the energy required to move each of those weights precisely differs greatly.

Sooner or later, a sizable asteroid could impact a populated area on Earth. How is the US, and the world, preparing?

NASA is tracking a massive asteroid headed towards Earth named 2021 R16, which will come remarkably close to our planet as it hurtles through space.

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space ...