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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 ...
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An Asteroid Once On Course For Earth May Be Heading For The Moon Instead
A large asteroid once considered the greatest known risk to Earth may now be on track for a direct hit — not on our planet, ...
NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.
NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...
Asteroid as big as an airplane to pass earth: Here’s when and if you can see it
On July 28, 2025, asteroid 2025 OW, about 210 feet across, will pass Earth at a safe distance of 393,000 miles. NASA assures ...
It could happen in 2032 and is a phenomenon that only occurs once every 5,000 years: it will happen on the Moon and could be witnessed from Earth
In December 2024, an asteroid was discovered that, according to estimates made at the time, had a probability of ...
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How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...
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 ...
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NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids?
"In my opinion, planetary defense is an operational mission which should be formally tasked to U.S. Space Command." ...
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 ...
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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Large asteroid to fly between Earth and the moon on Saturday
An asteroid will zoom past Earth this week at such close range that standard telescopes may be able to spot it in the night sky, experts say. The space rock, dubbed 2023 DZ2 by NASA, ...
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An asteroid sample is about to land on Earth. Here’s what to expect
On Sunday, NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission will deliver a sample it collected from asteroid Bennu, completing a seven-year journey that could provide insights into how life originated on Earth.