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James Webb’s Precision Raises Stakes for a Rare Lunar Impact and a New Era in Crater Science
A crater of this size forms only about once every 5,000 years. The description, taken from a recent arXiv preprint, is ...
100,000,000kg debris from asteroid collision with Moon could threaten Earth for years
The "city-killer" asteroid will not only smash into the Moon, but also release such a huge amount of debris that Earth's ...
‘City killer’ asteroid on collision course with Moon could damage satellites
New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...
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Chances of City-Killer Asteroid Impacting the Moon Raised from 3.8 to 4.3 Percent
Learn about the increased impact probability of 2024 YR4, an asteroid that has a small chance to hit the Moon in 2032.
The mother of all meteor showers could threaten satellites
Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...
From asteroid mining to space rustling—what do we do when an asteroid threatens Earth?
Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...
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Moon in potential danger from Pisa-Sized asteroid
Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, with an increased 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in 2032.