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Scientists propose blowing up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it could hit the moon

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First discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is drawing growing attention from the international space community. Scientists are now exploring options to address this potential extraterrestrial hazard, and we might even see reality take cues from fiction with the prospect of a nuclear bombing mission in space.See the Story

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Nearly Invisible Asteroids Around Venus Could Threaten Earth — but Don't Worry, Not for a While

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Hidden asteroids near Venus may cross Earth's orbit in the future, and tracking them is going to be nearly impossible without new telescopes.See the Story

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Asteroid Passed Only 300 Kilometers Above Antarctica in Exceptionally Close Flyby

On October 1st, a small asteroid named C15KM95 passed by Earth at an altitude of just 300 kilometers, skimming over Antarctica in a flyby far closer than most near-Earth objects ever get. The event drew attention through a post on Reddit, where amateur astronomers flagged the unusually close approach. Despite measuring less than two meters in diameter and posing no direct threat to life on the ground, the asteroid’s trajectory brought it lower t…Asteroid · Antarctica See the Story

Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea

London, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried beneath the southern North Sea, was created by a hypervelocity impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The findings resolve a long-running scientific debate over the crater's origins. A team led by Dr Uisdean Nicholson of Heriot-Watt University, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, combined seismic imaging, microsAsteroid · London Read Article

Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Disappearing

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A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of the solar system as we thought.NASA See the Story

Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2

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Astronomers have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Japan’s Hayabusa2 extended mission, is far smaller and faster-spinning than previously thought. Astronomers have conducted a new study of the asteroid 1998 KY26 using observatories across the globe, including the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). Their findings show that the asteroid is [...]Space · Japan Read Article

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists

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Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved through the body of the asteroid that eventually gave rise to the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. RemarkAsteroid · Tokyo See the Story

Scientists propose blowing up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it could hit the moon

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An Asteroid Is Headed for the Moon—Here's When to Look Out for the Potentially Dangerous Collision

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An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.Asteroid Read Article

Nearly Invisible Asteroids Around Venus Could Threaten Earth — but Don't Worry, Not for a While

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Hidden asteroids near Venus may cross Earth's orbit in the future, and tracking them is going to be nearly impossible without new telescopes.Asteroid See the Story

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Scientists propose blowing up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it could hit the moon

Nearly Invisible Asteroids Around Venus Could Threaten Earth — but Don't Worry, Not for a While

Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Disappearing

Stock Euphory: What Can Stop Rally? "only Asteroid" - or War! Market Whispers

Why asteroids tumble instead of spin—gaia data reveals the answer

Asteroid Passed Only 300 Kilometers Above Antarctica in Exceptionally Close Flyby

Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea

Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Disappearing

Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists

Scientists propose blowing up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it could hit the moon

An Asteroid Is Headed for the Moon—Here's When to Look Out for the Potentially Dangerous Collision

Nearly Invisible Asteroids Around Venus Could Threaten Earth — but Don't Worry, Not for a While

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Stock Euphory: What Can Stop Rally? "only Asteroid" - or War! Market Whispers

Why asteroids tumble instead of spin—gaia data reveals the answer

Asteroid Passed Only 300 Kilometers Above Antarctica in Exceptionally Close Flyby

Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North Sea

Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Disappearing

Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists

Scientists propose blowing up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it could hit the moon

An Asteroid Is Headed for the Moon—Here's When to Look Out for the Potentially Dangerous Collision

Nearly Invisible Asteroids Around Venus Could Threaten Earth — but Don't Worry, Not for a While