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'City killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with 'bullet-like' meteors if it hits the moon in 2032
There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...
‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Could Hit The Moon, Sending ‘Bullet-Like’ Meteors Careening Towards Earth
NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...
Huge 'city-killer' asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032 and spark 'massive consequences'
Currently, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is too far away to observe with space or ground-based telescopes. NASA expects to make more ...
‘Massive consequence’: Experts reveal city-killer asteroid could collide with the moon
An asteroid the size of a 10-storey building could now make impact with the moon, which could potentially fry global ...
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City killer' asteroid could hit the Moon in just 10 years with 'massive consequences
The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first spotted in 2024 and was initially feared to be on a collision course with Earth.
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NASA says 'city killer' asteroid could smash into moon and is 'not safe'
The "city killer" asteroid YR4, roughly the size of a 10-story building, was detected in 2024 and has a 4.3% chance of ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 might smash into the moon
“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...
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Tucson astronomer: Media pushes fear in asteroid reporting
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.