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NASA's Rumoured 50% Budget Cuts Likely To Kill Many Key Missions; Elon Musk Calls It 'Troubling'
NASA is likely to undergo massive budget cuts that could kill its important science missions. While it was considered a ...
NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...
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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids
YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an ...
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Scientists Give New Update On “City Destroying” Asteroid—But Don’t Worry!
NASA shares update on potential for city-destroying asteroid and says the chance of the asteroid hitting Earth are very slim.
Asteroid with surprising, hockey puck shape still might slap the moon, scientists say
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
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Scientists reveal what the asteroid on course to hit the Moon looks liked
The space rock was first detected in December and was initially considered to have a chance of striking Earth in 2032.
Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
That 'city-killer' asteroid has surprised scientists yet again with its 'unusual' shape, and it could smash straight into the moon
The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.