Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

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YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

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If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

The huge asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered in 2024 and initially thought to have a 1 in 450 chance of smashing into ...

However, others have had success, like China's Chang's 6 probe collected lunar rock and soil samples and returned to Earth in 2024. In August of 2023, India became the fourth country to ...