Asteroid may hit the moon instead of Earth: NASA
An asteroid originally thought to have a higher chance of colliding with Earth might instead strike the Moon, according to new calculations. NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) had previously estimated that asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, up from about 1%.
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...
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An Inside Look At How Humanity Is Dealing With The Threat Of Asteroid 2024 YR4Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some.
An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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