Learn more about the Lucy mission "fly past 52246 Donaldjohanson -NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA’s Goddard ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured the first-ever view of asteroid Donaldjohanson. It was reported by NASA the spacecraft’s ...

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some ...

At this stage, he said, feedback is important. “We want to hear from our peers in optics and the asteroid hunting community,” Sandusky said.

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in or… ...

Potential asteroid impact on Moon in 2032 could trigger massive meteor shower on Earth If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, ...

Astronomers are studying the intriguing possibility of a rare moondust meteor shower over Earth.

Scientists predict an asteroid will miss Earth and strike the moon in 2032, causing a rare meteor shower.

Its size earned the asteroid the nickname “city killer” since it could cause severe damage to a city or region if it struck Earth. 2024 YR4 is the temporary name given to the rock.

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: the moon.