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Scientists say ‘city-killer’ asteroid on potential collision course with Moon

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was initially estimated to hit Earth in 2032

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it

"All together, we have a better sense of what this building-sized asteroid is like."

Space · Apr 2, 2025

Designing effective asteroid swatters

Researchers smashed an asteroid with a spacecraft. From the aftermath they are learning how to better protect Earth

Salon · May 16, 2024

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Here's what we've learned from NASA's DART asteroid-slamming mission so far

NASA's DART mission, an attempt to discover if a spacecraft impact can shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a "smashing success."

Space · Apr 3, 2023

DART: NASA's first asteroid defense mission isn't over — one critical step remains

NASA and the public wonder if an asteroid can be nudged onto a new path.

Inverse · Sep 29, 2022

NASA will smash a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday — what you need to know

The DART mission doesn't have much aboard — and that's kind of the point.

Inverse · Sep 23, 2022

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