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NASA says 'city killer' asteroid could smash into moon and is 'not safe'
The huge asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered in 2024 and initially thought to have a 1 in 450 chance of smashing into ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid hurtling toward moon — this is the terrifying way it could wreak havoc on Earth
Astronomers have upped the odds that the cosmic boulder will crash into the moon, which could potentially cause a cloud of ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 back on the scene: from potentially impacting Earth to potentially impacting the Moon
A few months ago, the UN activated the Planetary Security Protocol due to the threat of the asteroid 2024 YR4, causing concern among the entire international leadership, as there w ...
NASA raises chance for asteroid to hit the moon
NASA has announced that an asteroid about 200 feet in diameter is now slightly more likely to crash into the moon.
What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?
Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...
An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines
Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...
Webb Telescope Raises Moon Impact Odds for “City-Killer” Asteroid 2024 YR4
Webb's final snapshot of asteroid 2024 YR4 fine-tuned its orbit—raising Moon impact odds slightly, but Earth is safe.
Colossal asteroid could damage thousands of Earth’s satellites with ‘bullet speed’ rocks if it hits Moon, experts warn
A COLOSSAL asteroid on a collision course with the Moon could damage thousands of satellites and send shrapnel blasting ...
Huge 'city-killer' asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032 and spark 'massive consequences'
Currently, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is too far away to observe with space or ground-based telescopes. NASA expects to make more ...
European Space Agency shares chances of asteroid hitting the Moon in 2032
The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on December 22 2032 is now approximately 4%, and this probability ...
From asteroid mining to space rustling—what do we do when an asteroid threatens Earth?
Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...
Huge 10-storey asteroid hurtles towards the Moon and could spark 'massive consequences'
NASA says the 10-storey YR4 asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032, which could see global communications come to a complete ...