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NASA spots an asteroid on a direct path toward the moon

NASA has identified a significant shift in the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4, initially considered a potential ‘city killer ...
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NASA Confirms Asteroid’s Direct Lunar Impact ‘Unavoidable’ Without Intervention

On December 27, 2024, astronomers detected a new asteroid, 2024 YR4, that briefly became the most closely watched space rock ...
New Scientist

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

NASA Tracking Two House-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth Today

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

What's this about the intergalactic 3I/Atlas, Earth and December? Here's what we know

Scientists say 3I/Atlas came closest to Mars in October. Its path this month put it in the path of the warm rays of our sun, where a tail became more visible. The 3.5-mile solar object is traveling at ...
The News International

City-killer asteroid’s odds of hitting Moon surge to 30%

Scientists have issued a chilling warning regarding the city-killier asteroid, 2024 YR4, currently racing toward the moon, ...

NASA spots huge asteroid on potential crash path with the Moon — here’s what we know

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a space rock approximately the size of a 15-story building, might collide with the ...

A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk

California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...