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Bee@mander.xyz to Space@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months ago

NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid.

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NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid.

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Bee@mander.xyz to Space@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months ago
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NASA Update on the Size Estimate and Lunar Impact Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4  - NASA Science
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Since near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, NASA and the worldwide planetary defense community have continued to observe the asteroid, which was ruled out as a significant impact risk to Earth. New infrared observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have decreased the uncertainty of the asteroid’s size and 2024 YR4...
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    Now I wish we had rings like Saturn

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      People have done renders of what that might look like from the surface.

      https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:612,cw:1575,ch:1575,q:80,w:1575/ESqn5BjKnnB2Ermd3nAY8J.jpg

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        Super interesting to visualize, thank you !

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