Scientists are war-gaming humanity's worst nightmare: an asteroid with Earth's name on it. In April 2024, nearly 100 planetary defence experts gathered at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to ...

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

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the moon in 2032.

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.

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

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

Last year, astronomers warned that the asteroid could strike Earth, but that fear has been set aside. Now, it has a slight chance of hitting the Moon instead ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

Some 66 million years ago, a devastating asteroid strike is believed to have been behind the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.