Morning Overview on MSN

NASA spots an asteroid on a direct path toward the moon

NASA has identified a significant shift in the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4, initially considered a potential ‘city killer ...
Morning Overview on MSN

NASA says a lunar impact by this asteroid is unavoidable without action

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit Earth, but it has forced planetary defense experts to confront a different kind of worst case: ...
AOL

An Asteroid Known as a ‘City Killer’ May Be Heading to the Moon — and Scientists Are Wondering If Earth Should Nuke It

A group of scientists recently published a paper that considers options for dealing with the asteroid — one of which includes a nuclear “disruption” An asteroid may hit the moon in 2032 — and some ...
The News International

City-killer asteroid’s odds of hitting Moon surge to 30%

Scientists have issued a chilling warning regarding the city-killier asteroid, 2024 YR4, currently racing toward the moon, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth's first real-life defense test

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...
WSPA

An inside look at how NASA scientists tracked a ‘city killer’ asteroid's new possible path to the moon

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the Moon. KTLA speaks with Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer ...