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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 ...
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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 ...
The mother of all meteor showers could threaten satellites
Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...
Asteroids around Venus pose possible 'invisible threat' to Earth: Should you be worried?
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...
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 ...
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, ...
Webb Telescope Raises Moon Impact Odds for “City-Killer” Asteroid 2024 YR4
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This ...
This asteroid won't strike Earth. Here's why NASA is still watching.
After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There ...
Believe it or not: This asteroid may collide with Moon in 2032. Here’s all we know
YR4, once seen as a major Earth threat, now shows a slightly higher chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. While no longer a ...
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 ...
Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth?
New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.
Scientists discover three asteroids near Venus that could hit Earth
A new threat looms as scientists warn of dangerous asteroids near Venus, hidden from Earth's telescopes by the Sun's glare. These Venus co-orbitals, i ...