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If This Asteroid Hits the Moon, Watch for Shooting Stars and Stricken Satellites

The 60-meter asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon. Could such a lunar collision create a dangerous ...
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Huge asteroid collision may disrupt over 10,000 active satellites in low-Earth orbit

A massive asteroid has the potential to strike the Moon within the next decade, possibly triggering a significant meteor shower on Earth. With just a 4% chance of colliding with the Moon, although the ...
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The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?

(CNN) — The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, ...

Scientists warn NASA's asteroid deflection system could actually put one on a collision course with Earth

Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid Won’t Hit Earth, But What Happens If It Slams Into The Moon?

Earth has dodged a celestial bullet, but the moon might not be so lucky, and that has scientists keeping their telescopes and minds trained on a massive asteroid called “2024 YR4.” That’s not its ...
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Asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...