China will carry out intensive space missions, including Tianwen-2 for asteroid exploration, in 2025, an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday. The Tianwen-2 ...

Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope discovered the asteroid has an unusual, flat, hockey puck-like shape. An asteroid, which was earlier dubbed as a city killer, may smash our moon in 2032.

(CNN) — It’s a long-standing debate in paleontology: Were dinosaurs thriving when an asteroid hit Earth one fateful spring day 66 million years ago, or were they already on their way out ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4 ... it was dubbed a potential "city killer" because it was large enough to wipe out a major city. While unlikely, a lunar ...

Astronomers have also deduced the asteroid's origin, which was first detected in December. Initially, it was believed the 'city-killer' asteroid had a chance of crashing into Earth on December 22 ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers used the Gemini South ...

open image in gallery Artist’s illustration of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it flies by the Earth and heads toward potential impact with the Moon (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R Proctor) It would be one of the ...

Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid with the potential to ... it was dubbed a potential "city killer" because it was large enough to wipe out a major city.

When asteroid 2024 YR4 first revealed itself to humans on 27 December 2024, it seemed to have just shown up out of nowhere. An entire asteroid doesn't just materialize out of nothing, though, and now ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. The asteroid that once had a ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...