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The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...
‘City Killer’ Asteroid Won’t Hit Earth, But What Happens If It Slams Into The Moon?
The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...
This ‘city killer’ asteroid could hit the moon: “We realize that an impact on the moon could be consequential”
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit Earth, now has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon by 2032, possibly visible from Earth ...
NASA on alert as asteroid heading for 'close approach' to Earth at 16,900mph
NASA is on high alert as asteroid 2025 OL1, travelling at nearly 17,000mph, prepares for a close, but safe, flyby of Earth on ...
Huge 200ft asteroid could slam into Moon sparking 'bright flash' meteor shower on Earth
Scientists are monitoring a recently discovered asteroid which could potentially hit the Moon - and calculating its likely ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could now hit moon instead of Earth - but what does it mean for our planet?
The asteroid has revised its trajectory and now on course to potentially collide with the moon in late 2032. | ITV National News ...
NASA Reports Plane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the ...
NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.
The asteroid is named 2025 OW and measures approximately 210 feet in length, according to NASA. It is set to pass Earth on ...
NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching the Earth Today
The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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A small asteroid will zip past Earth on July 30
NASA tracks asteroid 2025 OL1, set to pass Earth on July 30, 2025 at a speed of 16,900 mph. Despite its proximity, scientists assure it poses no threat.
Cubic zirconia only forms under extreme temperatures, like those produced when an asteroid impacts Earth
When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...
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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)
China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.