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NASA warns ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 may impact Moon in 2032; Earth stays safe for now
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that asteroid 2024 YR4, initially a potential threat to Earth, now ...
Could an asteroid hit the moon? NASA says chances have risen
The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space ...
Could an asteroid hit the moon? Odds rise after NASA's Webb examines YR4. The projections
Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so ...
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It Missed Earth — But This Giant Asteroid Might Smash Into The Moon, NASA Warns
NASA recently revealed that improved observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have sharpened the asteroid's projected path.
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The Apophis Threat: What If This Asteroid Hits Earth in 2029?
The Apophis asteroid has been a subject of fear and fascination ever since its discovery. With its close approach to Earth ...
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An Asteroid That Was Once A Threat to Earth Could Hit the Moon In 2032, Says NASA
NASA said that Asteroid 2024 YR4, which last year created a buzz over the possibility that it might be a threat to Earth, could hit the Moon in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4, approximately 53-67 metres ...
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City-Killer Asteroid Was Confirmed to Pose No Risk to Earth, but NASA Predicts It Might Hit the Moon in 2032
This same asteroid, once regarded as the highest-impact threat to Earth ever recorded, is now shifting attention to our lunar ...
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Asteroid that threatened Earth may collide with Moon in 2032
On December 22, 2032, the Moon may face a significant event as asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered by the James Webb telescope, is ...
NASA Raises Odds of Asteroid Smacking the Moon in 2032
YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...
Odds of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Moon increase
Researchers said the 200ft asteroid’s latest probability of impacting the Moon had increased to 4.3 per cent from the ...
NASA Warns Of 250-ft Building-Sized Asteroid Passing Earth Today At 45,529 KMPH: Should We Be Worried?
A massive 250-foot asteroid named 2015 XR1 is hurtling past Earth today at over 45,000 kilometres per hour., Science News - ...
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This asteroid is one of the most likely to hit Earth. Here’s what it means for our future.
The asteroid, about a third of a mile wide at its equator, poses no immediate threat to our planet. But hundreds of years from now, there is a small chance that Bennu could slam into Earth.