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NASA faces 1 in 2,700 killer asteroid threat. Here’s the stop plan

The asteroid Bennu carries a small but very real chance of slamming into Earth in the next few centuries, with one particular day in 2182 standing out as a statistical spike in risk. NASA has ...
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No chance asteroid will slam into the moon in 2032, NASA says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there’s now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in 2032. The space agency had been predicting a 4.3 ...
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NASA rules out chance of lunar asteroid impact in 2032

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA scientists on Thursday ruled out the chance that near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a threat to Earth or the moon in December ...
CNN

Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer

The possibility that a huge space rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to be off the table. Discovered at the end of December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
Phys.org

Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA—now, we finally know why

Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA—now, we finally know why by Daniel Stolte, University of Arizona/NASA edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...