Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered on December 27, 2024. Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on it ever since, as initial observations showed around a 1 percent chance that it could ...

Mercury hovers above the horizon near a four-percent-illuminated Moon, whose darkened face may be lit by earthshine.

The 60-meter asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4.3% chance of hitting the Moon, potentially releasing 100 million kilograms of debris ...

In December, the asteroid was originally said to have a 1 percent chance of hitting the Earth, and then on Feb. 10, the chances of the asteroid hitting the Earth were increased to two percent.

NASA announced in late February that the asteroid’s estimated trajectory had moved farther from Earth, but also that there would still be a 1.7 percent chance for it to impact the Moon. New ...