Asteroid headed towards Earth could smash into the Moon, scientists say
Asteroid headed towards Earth could smash into the Moon, scientists say - Nasa expects chances of Earth collision to be ...
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Scientists warn of an asteroid headed towards Earth that could crash into the Moon
NASA has a Moon collision down in their future estimates and hasn’t ruled out the potential for it hitting Earth ...
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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
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Grand canyons on the moon? Asteroid strike billions of years ago carved out 2 massive gorges
That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
successfully changed the course of an asteroid by slamming a spacecraft into it in 2022, demonstrating the methodology’s potential to redirect future Earth-threatening objects. “The ...
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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth — how worried should we be?
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football ... By contrast, 2024 YR4 falls into the "city killer" category. "If you put it over Paris or London or ...
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Fact or Fiction: Asteroid spotted turned out to be Tesla?
A story you may have seen recently claims an asteroid spotted this month by an ... In 2018, Elon Musk and SpaceX launched a Tesla Roadster into space as the payload for the maiden flight of ...
The Mirror14d
Asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty sparks global defence plan as it heads towards Earth
Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated 2024 YR4 has a chance of smashing into Earth in 2032 ... twice the distance to the moon and it was discovered ...
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NASA says chances of 'city-destroying' asteroid hitting Earth have increased
The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid smashing into the Earth on December 22, 2032 appear to have ticked up slightly. NASA previously estimated that Asteroid 2024 YR4, a nearly 200-foot-wide space ...