The CIA is reviewing its authorities to use lethal force against drug cartels in Mexico and beyond. The review is designed to help the agency understand what kinds of activities it could legally ...

NASA scientists have revealed that the infamous "city-killer" asteroid that once posed a threat to Earth could now smash into the Moon. In February, astronomers revealed that asteroid 2024 YR4 had ...

Subsequent observations of the rock reduced the threat to virtually zero. But new direct observations of the asteroid by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope suggest a nearly 4 per cent chance of ...

A “city-killer” asteroid previously thought to be on a collision course with the Earth could smash into the Moon instead, new data suggests. Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused global concern after its ...

That "city-killer" asteroid may no longer be projected to strike Earth any time soon, but scientists are still keeping close tabs on it. Using the mighty James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have ...

A “city killer” asteroid had a chance of striking Earth in 2032 is now expected to miss the planet. But there’s a chance it will smash into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, observations now suggest a 2% chance of it striking the moon ...

The asteroid, thought to be capable of leveling a city, set a new record in February for having the highest chance — 3.1 percent — of hitting our planet than scientists have ever measured.

While the chance is still small, the updated forecast does note an increased impact risk that the city-killer asteroid will strike the Moon. Originally discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 ...