Get ready for some news that’s out of this world. An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be on course to make contact with the moon—and such an impact wouldn’t come without consequence, according to an ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

WASHINGTON — The moon is sometimes called "two-faced" because the surface of its side perpetually facing away from Earth looks so different than its side always facing our planet. And the differences ...

October's full moon in 2025 is known as the Harvest Moon and will also be the year's first supermoon. The Harvest Moon will reach its peak illumination on the night of Monday, October 6, 2025. The ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon Scientists say the plan to use nuclear ...

In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it. But in this case, ...

NASA announced that the Artemis II mission to ferry astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, could launch earlier than expected. Acting Deputy Associate Administrator ...