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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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‘City Killer’ Asteroid Won’t Hit Earth, But What Happens If It Slams Into The Moon?
The latest data on asteroid 2024 YR4 has scientists confident that Earth is no longer in the bullseye. However the enormous ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss Earth but might strike the moon – what happens if it does?
Initially flagged as a potential Earth threat, asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot space rock, is now predicted to potentially ...
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Asteroid Set to Miss Earth Could Hit the Moon — What Happens If It Does?
The Moon, unlike Earth, lacks an atmosphere to absorb or deflect impact debris. A direct hit from YR4 could create a crater ...
This ‘city killer’ asteroid could hit the moon: “We realize that an impact on the moon could be consequential”
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit Earth, now has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon by 2032, possibly visible from Earth ...
Moondust meteor storm
A new study by astronomers at the University of Western Ontario suggests and asteroid strike in 2032 could create hundreds of ...
This Huge Asteroid Won't Destroy Earth - It’s Headed for the Moon
A giant asteroid, roughly the size of a football field, was spotted hurtling through space — and for a moment, it looked like ...
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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 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Smash Into the Moon in 2032
An asteroid the size of a 15-story building is now the center of cosmic gossip — and it might just punch the Moon in the face.Read More: SHOCKING: It Will Be Possible to Work & Live on the Moon on ...