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NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid
"Experts at NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have updated 2024 YR4’s ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat?
More from Explainers ‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat ... The last ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it — and others — will keep coming back
Asteroids’ orbits around the sun may put them in collision paths with inner planets. We may have had a near-miss, but ...
Enormous asteroid the size of Germany which would wipe out all life on earth if it hit
An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4, which threatened to hit Earth, could collide with the Moon
A new observation estimates that the space rock measures 60 meters and has a 2% chance of impacting the satellite ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to pose a threat to Earth, will not impact the planet in 2032, though a collision with the moon remains possible. It follows ...
NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4 size of a 10-story building; increases chances of moon impact
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
‘City killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 that once threatened Earth now could smash into MOON… & it’s even bigger than we feared
THE enormous asteroid that scientists initially feared could strike Earth is now on course to potentially crash into the Moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, once dubbed a “city killer”, has an alarmingly ...