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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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Earth has another Moon — And it’s about to disappear from view
Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.
Tianwen-2 probe captures Earth images en route to sample asteroid and comet
China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Captures Full View of Main-Belt Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft made a pivotal encounter with the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. Capturing high-resolution images ...
European Space Agency shares chances of asteroid hitting the Moon in 2032
The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on December 22 2032 is now approximately 4%, and this probability ...
China’s Tianwen-2 returns Earth, moon images as land team simulates lunar lava cave probe
Asteroid-sampling probe took images day after launch, China’s space agency says, as eight universities carry out mock lunar ...
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CNSA releases Earth, moon images captured by Tianwen-2 probe
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) today released images of Earth and the moon captured by the Tianwen-2 probe in ...
The mystery of Mercury's missing meteorites, and how we may have finally found some
Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...
CNSA reveals new images of Earth, moon
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) revealed on Tuesday new images of Earth and the moon captured by the Tianwen-2 probe while in orbit.<b ...