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

Astronomers have upped the odds that the cosmic boulder will crash into the moon, which could potentially cause a cloud of ...

Before the unboxing of the Lego Technic planet earth and moon in orbit space set. (Image credit: Jase Parnell-Brookes) This 526-piece build is more complex than larger-piece sets ...

Advanced simulations allow researchers to model various impact scenarios, providing insights into how the Earth-moon system evolved. Future lunar missions may offer additional clues.

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

The moon may be 238,900 miles away from Earth, but with a new lunar model and accompanying AR app, it might as well be in the palm of your hand. AstroReality, a Bay Area-based startup whose co ...

Advanced simulations allow researchers to model various impact scenarios, providing insights into how the Earth-moon system evolved. Future lunar missions may offer additional clues.

It takes just about 27 days for the Moon we all know and love to make its way around the Earth, but it’s going to take far longer for a giant model of the Moon to do the same.

The Moon used to be much closer to Earth and has been slowly moving farther away over time. Their calculations show that as it moved outward, it would reach a configuration where the orbit "sort ...

When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In late 2024, astronomers spotted a new asteroid named 2024 YR4.

Dwarf planet Pluto and our Earth are the only two worlds in our solar system with very large moons. These may have come about by a "kiss and capture" process, which preserves a moon's large size.