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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon. Scientists propose nuking it before that happens

In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it. But in this case, ... Read More

Will scientists nuke an asteroid to save the moon? Here's what to know about the plan

An asteroid has the possibility of hitting the moon in the future, and one of scientists' solutions is launching a nuclear weapon at the rogue rock. Yes, sort of like the movie, "Armageddon." "The ... Read More

Nuclear impact: Scientists say NASA should blow up asteroid headed for moon

Researchers, including some from NASA, say the best option to stop an asteroid with a 4% chance of smashing into the moon and a .00081% chance of slamming into Earth may be to nuke it. Earlier this ... Read More

‘City killer’ asteroid is hurtling towards the moon — so panicked NASA scientists want to nuke it

We might go full “Armageddon” on asteroid 2024 YR4. After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the ... Read More

Arizona scientist wants NASA astronauts to collect lunar crater samples. Here's why

But a planetary scientist at ... Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here's everything to know about the new research from the University of Arizona, and how NASA's Artemis III ... Read More

An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ... Read More

Will scientists nuke an asteroid to save the moon? Here's what to know about the plan

Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon Scientists say the plan to use nuclear ... Read More

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon. Scientists propose nuking it before that happens

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ... Read More