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A possible asteroid collision with the Moon could disrupt our satellites for years. (Image: FreePik)

Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Moon in 2032, debris could pose risk to Earth’s satellites

June 20, 2025 1:42 pm

A potential lunar collision with asteroid 2024 YR4 could eject high-speed debris toward Earth, endangering our satellite networks.

Venus may also be hiding more city killer asteroids. (Representational Image: OpenAI/DALLE)

City-killer asteroids orbiting near Venus could someday hit Earth without warning, says study

June 09, 2025 9:19 am

These 20 "city killer" asteroids, each over 140 metres in size, could potentially be on a future collision course with Earth.

Hundreds of asteroids pass close to Earth each year, but most are not dangerous.

Four asteroids, including a stadium-sized one, speeding towards Earth

May 23, 2025 9:40 am

NASA has tracked four asteroids set to safely fly past Earth between May 23 and 25, including one the size of a stadium.

Vesta may not have the dense core that differentiated planetary bodies usually have, according to new discoveries based on spin-rate data and gravity-field mapping.

Scientists say asteroid 'Vesta' might be a piece of a planet that no longer exists

May 19, 2025 12:29 pm

A new study by Michigan State University researchers suggest that Vesta isn’t a protoplanet but a chunk of an ancient, lost world.

The asteroid will likely collide with the Moon on December 22, 2032. (AI generated Image/OpenAI)

‘City killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 will likely impact Moon, not Earth: Here’s why

April 04, 2025 12:26 pm

Scientists predict that the impact of the collision will be 500 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.

US space mining company to target mineral-rich asteroid this week

February 25, 2025 8:29 am

AstroForge will launch its second spacecraft, Odin, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 26.

The 2024 YR4 is reportedly a 196-foot-wide space rock. (Representational Image: OpenAI/DaLLE)

Chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth just shot up: Should we panic?

February 15, 2025 2:50 pm

The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December last year, is moving towards Earth. Here’s a breakdown of what this means.

UN monitoring newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 that may hit Earth in 2032

February 04, 2025 5:55 am

The European Space Agency has stated that the asteroid will safely pass through the Earth with 99% chance of not having any collision, however a possible impact "cannot yet be entirely ruled out".

Noida teen earns NASA recognition for asteroid discovery (Image source: Representational image/Unsplash)

Noida teen earns NASA recognition for asteroid discovery, will get to name it: ‘This is like a dream come true’

January 28, 2025 9:11 pm

Daksh Malik, 14, is already brainstorming potential names for the asteroid he discovered. Among his creative ideas are “Destroyer of the World” and “Countdown".