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NASA says asteroid won't hit moon

'City killer' asteroid will not hit Moon in 2032, scientists say

A ‘city killer’ asteroid will not smash into the Moon in 2032, say space scientists. Space rock 2024 YR4 was originally feared to be heading for Earth, but further observations suggested it would strike the lunar surface on 22 December 2032.

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A big asteroid won't hit the moon. Many scientists had wished it would.

Scientific American · 22h

Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won't crash into the moon after all

Spacecraft’s impact changed asteroid’s orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

It’s the first time that a celestial body’s orbit around the sun was deliberately changed. The asteroid that NASA’s Dart ...

Discover Magazine

Microbes Could Survive an Asteroid Impact and Hitchhike on Debris Between Planets, Including Mars and Earth

Learn how bacteria survived a simulated asteroid impact and could travel between planets on asteroid debris.

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Life forms can planet hop on asteroid debris—and survive

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

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Webb telescope pushed to the limit by 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4

The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.

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