Lucy’s latest asteroid encounter took place roughly 16 months after passing within 230 miles of Dinkinesh (aka “Dinky”) and its “baby asteroid” satellite, Selam. Donaldjohanson is the ...

The asteroid Dinkinesh and the tiny moon orbiting it was discovered by Lucy during a 2023 flyby. AP Lucy is expected to encounter 11 asteroids in total during its journey, then spend the rest of ...

By studying Earth-like orbiting objects with moon-like spectral signatures, scientists could determine what proportion come from the moon versus the asteroid belt, potentially improving our ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 30 and 65 metres wide. Meanwhile, the chances of it hitting the Moon have increased. It was recently revealed that it had more than doubled, from 1.7 to 3.8 per ...

A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than previously thought, Nasa says. When first discovered, asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid set to smash into the Moon. Astronomers said the house-sized asteroid 2024 YR4 is shaped like a hockey puck and also deduced its origin.

An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The asteroid ...

Related: 'City-killer' asteroid that might hit moon has 'unexpected' shape, astronomers say The Lucy mission launched in 2021 and is on its way to study ancient asteroids orbiting the sun in the ...

An asteroid that set off a global effort to determine if it would impact Earth in 2032 is no longer a threat to our planet. However, chances of a hit to the Moon are increasing. In March ...