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NASA Raises Odds of Asteroid Smacking the Moon in 2032
YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...
Asteroid Moving Towards Pakistan Changes its Target
Remember that “city-killer” asteroid that was expected to land in Pakistan by 2032? Well, there's good news that it won't hit ...
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China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
The deep-space mission is heading for Kamoʻoalewa, a strange asteroid that might be a piece of the moon. China has released a ...
This asteroid won't strike Earth. Here's why NASA is still watching.
After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There ...
Asteroid sample completes journey to Chicago's Field Museum
An asteroid completes its 40-million miles journey from space to the Field Museum. FOX 32's Dane Placko has more on what ...
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Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5
A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...
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