An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4 and a way to stop that.
Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...
Scientists are taking precautions against Asteroid 2024 YR4, which might hit the Moon in 2032. Instead of the usual plan to ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once perceived as a threat, is no longer on a collision course with the planet Earth. However, there is a ...
After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes. Their unorthodox ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit moon

Asteroid 2024 YR4, whirling serenely around the sun, will certainly not hit Earth in 2032 as once feared. But they've run the ...
NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to astronauts. It comes after NASA intentionally used a spacecraft to bump ...
Researchers at NASA are proposing to blow up an asteroid headed for the moon in 2032 that could significantly impact satellites orbiting Earth ...
NASA's new ten entrants have been onboarded and might become the first people to set foot on Mars in the near future.NASA has ...
Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.
Scientists have finally solved a decades-long mystery about a strange crater deep under the North Sea. The Silverpit Crater, first discovered in 2002, has now been confirmed as the result of a massive ...
The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...