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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Sparks Global Alert – Now It Might Hit the Moon Instead

A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network after it showed a small but real chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Finnish astronomers and an international team jumped into action,

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Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit Moon

An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb

Interesting Engineering · 13h

NASA’s Webb captures first glimpse of asteroid once seen as earth’s biggest threat

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of an asteroid that was once ranked as the biggest threat to Earth. Earlier this year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 shot to the top of the planetary defense watchlist after it was predicted to have a 3 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

NASA’s SWOT Satellite Just Revealed Thousands of Hidden Mountains Beneath the Ocean

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

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Much of what lies on the seafloor remains a mystery. NASA is fixing that.

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

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Earth’s soil is drying up. It could be irreversible.

The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...

Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

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Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn

When the researchers combined satellite data about water ... but scientists also realized early on that the Earth’s wobble also provided insights about global climate change.

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Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

Starlink satellites are visible from Earth ... The "Starlink satellite train" has become a captivating sight for skywatchers, offering a glimpse of the future of global internet coverage.

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Asteroid Impact Risk Estimates Enhanced for Earth, Moon

An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been ...

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Air Force Seeks Input on Planned Upgrade of Global Satcom System

Read about the Air Force’s upcoming requirements to integrate a protected tactical waveform teleport capability into its ...

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