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NASA spots an asteroid on a direct path toward the moon

NASA has identified a significant shift in the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4, initially considered a potential ‘city killer ...
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NASA Confirms Asteroid’s Direct Lunar Impact ‘Unavoidable’ Without Intervention

On December 27, 2024, astronomers detected a new asteroid, 2024 YR4, that briefly became the most closely watched space rock ...
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A new study sized the asteroid at around 60 meters. Chances of it hitting the Moon may soon increase.

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

NASA spots huge asteroid on potential crash path with the Moon — here’s what we know

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a space rock approximately the size of a 15-story building, might collide with the ...
The News International

City-killer asteroid’s odds of hitting Moon surge to 30%

Scientists have issued a chilling warning regarding the city-killier asteroid, 2024 YR4, currently racing toward the moon, ...
USA Today

Scientists propose blowing up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it could hit the moon

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...
New Scientist

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...
Ames Tribune

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon. Scientists propose nuking it before that happens

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...