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This is the asteroid that could crash into the Moon in 2032 and leave a crater visible from Earth
By February 2024, NASA had ruled out any Earth strike. The updated odds dropped to near zero, and 2024 YR4 was officially ...
This asteroid won't strike Earth. Here's why NASA is still watching.
An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in 2032. The good news? It's not coming for ...
NASA Warns Of 250-ft Building-Sized Asteroid Passing Earth Today At 45,529 KMPH: Should We Be Worried?
A massive 250-foot asteroid named 2015 XR1 is hurtling past Earth today at over 45,000 kilometres per hour., Science News - ...
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250-foot asteroid is zooming past Earth today—Should you worry?
NASA reports a 250-ft building-sized asteroid, 2015 XR1, is passing Earth today at an incredible speed of 45,529 km/h.
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NASA Plucked an Asteroid From Space. Now Researchers at the Field Will Probe It for Signs of the Origin of Life
A space rock the color of coal and no larger than a pebble you’d shake from a shoe just arrived at the Field Museum, where scientists will spend the next two months probing this extraordinary specimen ...
Piece of pristine asteroid gives Field Museum scientists a look billions of years into the past
Scientists at the Field Museum can now get a glimpse of 4.5 billion years into the past. This is because the museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of a pristine asteroid. The little black ...
'Asteroid hunter' could save Earth from 'potentially hazardous' space rock
Called Asteroid 2025 FA22, the space rock was placed at number three on the risk list by the agency for "possible impact" ...