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NASA Raises Odds of Asteroid Smacking Moon in 2032

NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032

YR4, once the highest impact risk ever recorded, now poses no threat to Earth but has a slightly increased chance of striking the moon in 2032.

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NASA Slightly Raises Odds of Asteroid Hitting the Moon in 2032 After Updated JWST Data

The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 pummelling into the moon in December 2032 has been increased by new data gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by NASA. Feared to b

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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 much.

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In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

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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, ...

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ATLANTIC SKIES: A new dwarf planet and the search for Planet Nine

As a result of the International Astronomical Union’s 2006 demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet, our solar system ...

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Earth in danger? Giant ‘city-killer’ asteroids hiding near Venus could strike without warning; scientists warn

Astronomers have identified a cluster of giant asteroids sharing Venus's orbit, posing a potential long-term threat to Earth ...

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Asteroid the size of 12.5 gorillas to pass Earth Wednesday in close flyby - NASA

Asteroid 2025 KF is set fly very close to the Earth this Wednesday, according to NASA. Its size is comparable to 12 and a half fully grown gorillas. An asteroid is seen flying near the Earth ...

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Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrinkle to Planet Nine theory

Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the ...

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.

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