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Scientists Believe an Asteroid Might Crash Into the Moon in 2032, a Once-in-5,000-Year Event A recently discovered asteroid ...
The recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 has caught astronomers' attention for an unexpected reason. While the risk of ...
YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...
YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...
The football field-sized asteroid’s odds of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, jumped from 1.7% in late February to 3.8% based on data collected using the James Webb Space Telescope.
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which once registered a possibility of hitting Earth, now has a 4.3% chance of hitting the moon in 2032. The latest observations utilized NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
A city-killer asteroid is currently on NASA’s radar because it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.However, new reports suggest that it could hit the Moon instead. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is ...
A ‘city-killer’ asteroid that, until a few months ago, was believed to be a threat to Earth is increasingly looking like it could crash into the Moon in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered ...
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons' Published Feb 05, 2025 at 6:13 AM EST. By . Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K.
To the moon, an asteroid and beyond: The biggest space missions ahead in 2025. Denise Chow. Updated January 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM. Copied; ...
An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...
115 years ago, an asteroid flattened a remote area of Siberia. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...