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An asteroid, 2024 YR4, once considered a potential Earth threat, now poses a 3.8% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. Initially, NASA flagged a small possibility of Earth impact, but refined ...

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The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers used the Gemini South ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. The asteroid that once had a ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is back in the spotlight. Brand new research has produced a better estimate of its size and orbit, which give it a 3.8 percent chance of hitting the Moon. Now a different group ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.

New Observations Show the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth Resembles a Spinning Hockey Puck CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might ...

"If it weren't for that asteroid, they might still share this planet with mammals, lizards, and their surviving descendants: birds." Richard Pallardy Social Links Navigation ...

Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid: A hydrothermal system may have helped Date: April 8, 2025 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: About 66 million years ago, an ...

The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine ...