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Asteroid on collision course with moon could fire shrapnel at Earth
Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...
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James Webb telescope ups the odds that 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...
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 ...
The Return of 2024 YR4: The Asteroid Once Threatening Earth Now Poised for Close Call With the Moon in 2032
NASA has continuously been monitoring 2024 YR4 since it was first reported on Dec. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...
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 ...
‘It would be spectacular’: Asteroid that was headed for earth may hit the moon instead
YR4 was one of the highest-risk asteroids identified in the last 25 years. There’s a 4.3 per cent chance it hits the moon.
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, ...
Moon at risk? Asteroid the size of Leaning Tower of Pisa might not hit Earth, but odds of it striking the Moon have just increased
Astronomers discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It crosses Earth's orbit. Observations show a slightly increased chance of a lunar impact in 2032. The probability is now 4.3%. There is no risk to Earth.
Meteorite that hit Earth 3.26 billion years ago may have sparked good news for life, study reveals
A new study suggests a massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago, far larger than the dinosaur killer, may have acted as a "giant fertilizer bom ...
'City killer' asteroid, headed earlier for Earth, now set to hit moon in 2032? NASA's latest update
Experts at NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies have updated the 2024 YR4’s chance of hitting the Moon in 2032 to 4.3 ...
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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 ... There’s more than a 99.9 percent chance that Bennu will not hit Earth in the next three centuries, and an impact from Bennu wouldn’t cause ...
NASA says there's higher chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the Moon
An asteroid scientists feared would cause havoc by striking the Earth in the year 2032 now has an increased likelihood of ...