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Asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...
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Learn About: NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Flyby With Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Learn more about the Lucy mission "fly past 52246 Donaldjohanson -NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA’s Goddard ...
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OSIRIS-REx Bringing Asteroid Samples To Earth - NASA Explains

NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

NASA update on 'airplane sized' asteroid and when it will make 'close approach' to Earth

An asteroid the "size of an aeroplane" is expected to pass by Earth in the coming days. The space rock named 2025 OW will ...

Plane-sized Asteroid 2025 OW will fly-by at 47,000 mph this week, but NASA scientists say it’s nothing new

A large asteroid named 2025 OW will pass by Earth on 28 July at a distance of about 393,000 miles, travelling at nearly 47,000 mph. NASA confirms it poses no threat and wont be visible to the naked ...

What happens if Asteroid YR4 spares Earth, but slams into the moon?

YR4 was detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS telescope, in Río Hurtado, Chile, two days ...

Moon could be hit with largest asteroid in 5,000 years

Earth has been cleared of an impact with the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, but there are still risks to the planet ...