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Can an asteroid, or two asteroids, crash into Earth in the next seven years? Scientists are observing these space rocks to ...

NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...

"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

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Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...