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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 ...
Asteroid headed towards Earth might smash into the Moon, scientists say
Asteroid headed towards Earth might smash into the Moon, scientists say - Nasa expects chances of Earth collision to be ...
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
Two immense canyons on the moon's far side that rival Earth's Grand Canyon were produced by a cataclysmic collision nearly ...
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Asteroid impact carved massive canyons on the moon in minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Worried about an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Here's why you shouldn't be
The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in ... to make a pass near earth in 2028, but it will be about 20 times the Earth-Moon distance, according ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
Danger close: ‘City-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 tops NASA’s threat risk list as odds of hitting Earth spikes in a month
NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...
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Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal asteroid strike
The dramatic asteroid strike would have spread dust and rubble over the whole of the moon’s surface, but also into space and onto Earth. The researchers suggest that it would also have driven ...
Remember the 'mini-moon' last year? Study finds it was likely just a chunk of the actual moon
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...
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There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
according to Asteroid Watch. Fast emphasized that although these asteroids are passing "relatively" close to Earth, they're still a great distance away. The moon itself is fewer than 240,000 miles ...