The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before ...

The New York Giants are turning to rookie Jaxson Dart to start at quarterback in their next game Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, two people familiar with the decision tell The Associated ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, whirling serenely around the sun, will certainly not hit Earth in 2032 as once feared. But they've run the ...

Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...

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 ...

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, including NASA experts, are examining how to manage the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a “mere 0.00081 percent chance of striking us, but a much larger four chance of hitting the ...

New findings involving NASA researchers indicate that humanity may have to consider far more drastic measures to shield itself from potential cosmic dangers, including the deployment of nuclear ...

Now a group of scientists, including ones from NASA, is exploring options for a different near-Earth space rock, dubbed 2024 ...

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