Asteroid Hit

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  Asteroid 2024 YR4: Earth Safe, but New Data Shows Small 2032 Lunar Impact Risk

  Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been cleared as an Earth threat, but updated observations show a small chance it could hit the Moon in 2032. Space agencies are monitoring the asteroid closely, expecting new data to narrow uncertainties and determine whether the lunar-impact probability will drop or rise.

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  Chances Of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hitting Moon Could Increase To Over 30%, Says Report

  Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.

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  Could Earth Face An Asteroid Collision In 2025? Nostradamus' Old Warning

  A massive asteroid may collide with Earth in 2025, according to predictions by the famous 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus.

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  Asteroid 2024 YR4 Raises Concerns Over Moon Impact; Scientists Consider Nuclear Defence

  Asteroid 2024 YR4 is drawing global attention as a possible lunar impactor in 2032. Though the chances of Earth impact have dropped, a collision with the Moon could still create dangerous orbital debris. Scientists stress preparedness, exploring deflection missions and nuclear defense strategies.

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  Scientists Consider Blowing Up Asteroid 2024 YR4 To Prevent Moon Impact

  Experts have expected that a lunar impact would throw up tonnes of debris, threatening satellites.

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  78 Million Years Ago, An Asteroid Hit Earth, Then Life Started In Its Crater

  Scientists have discovered that microbial life colonised the Lappajarvi impact crater in Finland shortly after a massive asteroid struck 78 million years ago.

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  Did Something Hit Saturn? Astronomers Investigate Possible Impact Flash

  Unlike rocky planets where asteroid impacts leave visible craters, gas giants like Saturn have outer layers of hydrogen and helium that can absorb impacts without obvious traces.

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  'City-Killer' Asteroid May Hit Moon, Hurl Deadly Debris Toward Earth

  Asteroid 2024 YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.

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  An Asteroid That Was Once A Threat to Earth Could Hit the Moon In 2032, Says NASA

  The asteroid created a buzz last year when it was reported that it had a small chance of impacting Earth.

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  NASA Slightly Raises Odds of Asteroid Hitting the Moon in 2032 After Updated JWST Data

  NASA has revised the 2032 impact odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon to 4.3%, up from 3.8%, based on new data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Though once feared for its high Earth impact risk, scientists now say it poses no threat and offers critical insights for future planetary defense strategies.

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  3 'City-Killer' Asteroids Could Strike Earth In Weeks, Say Scientists

  The study highlights the threat posed by three space rocks-named 2020 SB, 524522, and 2002 CL1-which currently share an orbit with Venus.

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  NASA Shares Planetary Defense Strategy to Protect Earth From Potential Asteroid Strikes

  NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident highlights the importance of asteroid surveillance, open data, and upcoming space missions like NEO Surveyor.

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  Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests

  A new study reveals dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid impact, not declining as once believed.

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  NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero

  NASA has reassured the public that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any threat to Earth. Initially, the asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of impact, making it a Level 3 risk on the Torino Scale. However, new observations have reduced the probability to zero. The asteroid will make close flybys in 2028 and 2032, providing scientists with an opportunity...

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  "City-Killer" Asteroid Now Has Near-Zero Chance Of Hitting Earth: NASA

  According to NASA, there is a 99.9983 per cent chance that the asteroid will pass Earth safely in seven years.