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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, ...
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In 2032, Earth May Be Treated To A Meteor Shower Like No Other, Courtesy Of "City-Killer" Asteroid 2024 YR4

YR4, the "city-killer" asteroid that briefly made headlines last year due to a small but non-zero chance that it may hit the ...

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 ...
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Does Earth have 2 moons now? Here's the truth behind 'quasi moon' asteroid 2025 PN7

Newly discovered asteroid 2025 PN7 joins Earth's seven confirmed quasi-moons, according to EarthSky and the Planetary Society. The asteroids are known as quasi-moons because they mimic the moon, ...