On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...

Although it is too small to end human civilization ... Related: How many space rocks hit the moon every year? Throughout its history, the moon has been subject to countless asteroid bombardments ...

The chance of the asteroid smashing into the Moon has risen to 1-in-55, and is expected to keep going up. But a spokesman for Nasa said: “There still remains a very small chance for asteroid ...

If asteroid 2024 YR4 does hit the moon, it would leave a crater measuring anywhere from 500 to 2,000 meters (1,640 to 6,561 feet) across. It's estimated that the collision would release more ...

While the asteroid won’t hit the Earth, it does have a small chance of crashing into the moon on Dec. 22, 2032. According to NASA, the current probability of the asteroid colliding with the moon ...

But another possibility is that the Moon ... a direct hit. Any debris thrown up by the impact would either stay there or drift into space, Dr Andrews said. There would only be a small possibility ...

Scientists have finally declared Earth safe from a newly discovered asteroid – but it might hit the Moon. After two months of observations, Nasa and the European Space Agency yesterday virtually ...

Although it is too small ... the moon has been subject to countless asteroid bombardments, as can be seen by its crater-pocked surface. However, if the moon were to take the hit from 2024 YR4 ...