Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.
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Asteroid headed for Earth 'could hit Moon', astronomer saysA 90-metre-long asteroid has a chance of slamming into the moon and missing Earth in 2035, despite earlier calculations suggesting it could hit our planet, telescope observations have revealed.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it impacts, it could form a large crater and create meteoroids, affecting ...
"It is a potentially hazardous asteroid that may still hit the moon in 2032, and even if it doesn't, it could certainly become an actual hazard in the future," he said.
NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4.
For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put another lander sideways on ...
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