Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the less-seen side of Mars’ smaller, tidally-locked moon as it orbited its home planet.
Now, new calculations by University of Arizona astronomer David Rankin have reportedly found that there is a slim chance of about 0.3 per cent of the 90-metre-wide asteroid crashing onto the Moon.
A city-killer asteroid is currently on NASA’s radar because it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032. However, new reports suggest that it could hit the Moon instead. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is ...
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There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space historyThree private lunar landers are on their way to the moon right now, a surge of exploration never before seen in spaceflight history.
UNDATED (WKRC) - New reports on Asteroid 2024 YR4, originally discovered in December and determined to have a chance of colliding with the Earth, stated that it has a chance of hitting the Moon ...
There's also a slight chance the asteroid could hit the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is considered a NEO — a near-earth object such as an asteroid or comet that comes close to Earth due to ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead. An asteroid that's big ...
NASA now considers the risk minimal. There is still a 1% chance the asteroid could hit the Moon. Scientists continue to monitor its trajectory closely. This ongoing observation is crucial for ...
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