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A Once-in-5000-Years Lunar Collision Could Cause Catastrophic Impact Visible from Earth
In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...
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What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?
Now, getting hit by an asteroid is a really a matter of odds. Smaller objects, such as asteroids about 10 metres in diameter impact Earth once a decade.
This “City-Killer” Asteroid Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon
YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 might smash into the moon
“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...
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Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
The research in North Carolina documents downstream remnants of the 35-million-year-old tsunami that followed the ...