Will an asteroid hit the moon in 2032? What scientists are saying

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.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Earth safe, moon at risk

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once perceived as a threat, is no longer on a collision course with the planet Earth. However, there is a ...

An Asteroid Could Smash Into the Moon in 2032. Here’s Why We Should Destroy It

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...
Scientific American

The Moon Is Rusting — Thanks to ‘Wind’ Blown from Earth

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...
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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 ...

The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
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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, ...