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‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
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Asteroid blast on Moon was so powerful it formed two grand canyons in 10 minutes
Scientists at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) have made a min-bowing discovery hinting at the nature of asteroid ...
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Massive asteroid bigger than golden gate bridge to fly past earth on June 5
A gigantic asteroid, believed to be larger than the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, is set to pass close to Earth on Wednesday, June 5, according to space experts. Despite its intimidating size, the ...
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Asteroid Large Enough to Destroy an Entire City Could Still Strike the Moon in 2032, Scientists Say
getty The infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could still strike the moon in the near future, according to Live Science. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) made two planned observations of ...
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Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
That said, astronomers are unable to rule out a possible impact with the Moon. The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile discovered the asteroid on December 27 ...
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Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...
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City-killer asteroid could strike the Moon instead of Earth, reports claim
A city-killer asteroid is currently on NASA’s radar because it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032. However, new reports suggest that it could hit the Moon instead. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is ...
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That 'city-killer' asteroid has surprised scientists yet again with its 'unusual' shape, and it could smash straight into the moon
A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...
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Dangerous Asteroid That Might Hit The Moon Has A Very Unusual Origin
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is back in the spotlight. Brand new research has produced a better estimate of its size and orbit, which give it a 3.8 percent chance of hitting the Moon. Now a different group ...
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City-killer asteroid chances of hitting Moon increase slightly
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA has raised the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4, a fast-moving object roughly the size ...
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Tiniest Mars moon Deimos spotted by Europe's asteroid-chasing spacecraft
LOSS OF SIGNAL:' NASA SUCCESSFULLY CRASHES DART SPACECRAFT INTO ... of study is much smaller than the little 7-mile moon of Mars. The binary asteroid pair is measured in feet instead of miles.
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Sunset on the moon seen in spectacular images taken by Blue Ghost lander
The lander delivered 10 NASA science and delivery payloads to the Mare Crisium basin, which is a lava-flooded region on the near side of the moon formed by an asteroid impact. The payloads were ...