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The City-Killer Asteroid May Hit the Moon in 2032 — What Would Happen If We Blasted It With Nukes First?
Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat to Earth, and is now thought to be heading towards the moon.
Hera, a European spacecraft, is halfway to the Didymos asteroid system to study the impact of NASA’s DART mission.
From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...
A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon should be deflected or blown up.
An asteroid has the possibility of hitting the moon in the future, and one of scientists' solutions is launching a nuclear weapon at the rogue rock. Yes, sort of like the movie, "Armageddon." "The ...
"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be.
A massive asteroid may collide with Earth in 2025, according to predictions by the famous 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus. Nostradamus, known for his eerily accurate forecasts, reportedly ...
An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...
If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...
Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon Scientists say the plan to use nuclear ...
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