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Astronomers have upped the odds that the cosmic boulder will crash into the moon, which could potentially cause a cloud of shrapnel to impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other spacecraft, according ...
Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...
According to a new study, a Moon strike by asteroid 2024 YR4 could create a debris cloud weighing more 100,000,000kg – 10 per ...
Astronomers have discovered six hidden asteroids orbiting alongside Venus — and three of them could one day strike Earth.
Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...
YR4 was one of the highest-risk asteroids identified in the last 25 years. There’s a 4.3 per cent chance it hits the moon.
An asteroid crashing into Earth may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but experts warn it’s a real threat—and we may ...
Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...
The idea of Earth's destruction has been a source of apprehension and distress for humans. In the news, we often hear about ...
After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There ...
The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: ...