But there's a twist– while Earth is in the clear, experts say there’s still a chance the asteroid could hit the Moon. So ... disc-like shape, similar to a hockey puck, and its rapid spin ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...

Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid with the potential to smack into the moon in the year 2032, according to new research. A team of astronomers recently studied the ...

Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032. The infamous "city-killer" asteroid, called 2024 YR4, made headlines when NASA scientists ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning ... most asteroids are thought to be shaped like potatoes or toy tops rather ...

However, the potential danger has shifted to the Moon as "there is a small chance ... orbital characteristics and three-dimensional shape. The analysis also reveals that the asteroid has a ...

Still, a small chance remained that it could strike the Moon instead. As per the report ... especially interesting is its unusual, disc-like shape, similar to a hockey puck, and its rapid spin ...