Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while astronomers warn that the moon could be in the line of fire as well.

The answer to both of those questions is no, and the occurrence of a near-Earth objects becoming a mini-moon is not as rare as you may think. The mini-moon is forecast to join the Earth's orbit as ...

Every year, the moon moves just a little farther away from our planet. Scientists have calculated the rate at which our closest neighbor is slinking away, but could it eventually disappear from view?

Blue Ghost has captured its first images of the moon from lunar orbit as the spacecraft’s landing attempt on the surface approaches. See the spectacular views here.