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Asteroid will miss Earth — but may set off lunar light show
Although astronomers have ruled out a smash-up between Earth and an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 in the year 2032, the building-sized space rock still has a chance of hitting the moon. In fact, the chances — slight as they are — have doubled in the past month.

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https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/
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Asteroid hunters make 27,500 new finds in old data
A team of asteroid hunters that includes researchers at the University of Washington says it has identified 27,500 new, high-confidence asteroid discovery candidates — not by making fresh observations of the night sky, but by sifting t
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/05/01/asteroid-hunters-make-27500-new-finds-in-old-data/
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Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight. A New Tool Helps Spot Them. - Researchers have built an algorithm that can scan old astronomical images for unnoticed s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/science/asteroids-algorithm-planetary-defense.html #nationaloptical-infraredastronomyresearchlaboratory #telescopesandobservatories #computersandtheinternet #spaceandastronomy #b612foundation #solarsystem #photography #asteroids #luedwardt #research #earth

Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight. A New Tool Helps Spot Them. - Researchers have built an algorithm that can scan old astronomical images for unnoticed s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/science/asteroids-algorithm-planetary-defense.html #nationaloptical-infraredastronomyresearchlaboratory #telescopesandobservatories #computersandtheinternet #spaceandastronomy #b612foundation #solarsystem #photography #asteroids #luedwardt #research #earth