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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
If asteroid 2024 YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near side of the moon
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032 – how worried should we be?
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Building-sized asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the real moon
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A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over Siberia
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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they’re not from space
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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change
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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
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Forget Hollywood, science has real plans to defend us from asteroids
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Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars
Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets
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Meet NEO Surveyor, NASA’s near-Earth asteroid detector
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Astronauts could one day end up eating asteroids
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Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA’s redirection test
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Freeze-thaw cycle helps asteroids ferry molecules of life to planets
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