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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured images of the asteroid with two cameras, including the Near-Infrared Camera and ...
4 Years To Go! ESA Shows How Asteroid Apophis Will Swing Past Earth In 2029
About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring ...
See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like
This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...
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Meet the researchers testing the “Armageddon” approach to asteroid defense
A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...
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City-Killer Asteroid Won't Harm Earth, But It May Hit the Moon Instead
Learn about the latest update on asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 3.8 percent chance to impact the Moon.
Space.com13d
Watch 'potentially hazardous' asteroid fly near Earth this weekend in this free livestream
The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will ...
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Odds of a Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Hitting the Moon Are Increasing, and Scientists Are All for It
NASA says the chances of an asteroid dubbed ‘2024 YR4’ hitting the lunar surface have doubled since February. The odds of an ...
Earth.com12d
Asteroid that once threatened Earth may target the Moon
YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.
Webb Zooms In on Building-Sized Asteroid Once Feared to Hit Earth – And It’s Stranger Than Expected
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...
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Asteroid Once Feared To Hit Earth Now Headed For The Moon, NASA Says: 'It's No Longer A Threat To Us'
Additional observations over the next few months ... highlighted that even if the asteroid were to hit the Moon, no changes would be made to its orbit. With Earth in the clear, scientists continue ...
Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
Asteroid once thought risk to Earth is seen for the first time
The most significant asteroid so far to hit Earth was 66 million years ago. The mountain-size asteroid struck South America ...