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How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 ...
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons' - MSN
According to the findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, an asteroid or comet traveling at 35,000 miles per ...
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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
The 2024 YR4 asteroid caused quite a stir when astronomers first reported it via the Minor Planet Center in December 2024. Based on the data collected on its trajectory at that point, the asteroid ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it | LAist
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth ...
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How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
According to the findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, an asteroid or comet traveling at 35,000 miles per hour struck the moon near its south pole, carving out the vast ...