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What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?
Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...
This “City-Killer” Asteroid Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon
YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...
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In 2032, Earth May Witness A Once-In-5,000-Year Event On The Moon
An asteroid discovered last year and briefly thought to be a threat to Earth has a one-in-23 chance of hitting the Moon, ...
‘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 ...
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🌕 A large asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032, and it's not good for Earth
The recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 has caught astronomers' attention for an unexpected reason. While the risk of ...
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Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
The research in North Carolina documents downstream remnants of the 35-million-year-old tsunami that followed the ...
Australia and the world's response to city-killing asteroids hitting the Earth may not be too far of a stretch to imagine
Three of these asteroids would have over one million times the energy of Hiroshima if they were to strike Earth’s surface and ...
City killer asteroid can shoot meteorites like bullets at Earth in 2032. Who is at risk?
Can an asteroid, or two asteroids, crash into Earth in the next seven years? Scientists are observing these space rocks to ...
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Could An Asteroid Ever Hit New York?
Could New York face an asteroid threat in our lifetime? Scientists explain potential impact scenarios, emergency preparedness ...
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Asteroid Day At 10: How The World Is More Prepared Than Ever To Face Celestial Threats
"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...
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NASA tracks airplane-sized asteroid approaching Earth
NASA has identified a 120-ft wide asteroid, 2025 MV89, set to pass near Earth on July 4 at a safe distance. Travelling at a speed of 31,204 km/h, it poses no threat to our planet.