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, ...

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

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 ...

An asteroid hurtling through space could hit the moon in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a possible collision course with the earth’s satellite, and scientists are trying to figure out how best to deal ...

An asteroid named YR4 is on a potential collision course with the moon, with NASA estimating a 4% chance of impact in 2032. While the scenario might sound like a Hollywood plot, scientists are ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...