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 year, the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, made Straight Arrow News headlines as its odds of hitting Earth rose to the highest on record before plummeting to a tiny fraction of a percent. Full story: https://san.com/cc/nuclear-impact-scientists-say-nasa-should-blow-up-asteroid-headed-for-moon/Follow Straight Arrow News on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straightarrownewsTwitter: https://twitter.com/StraightArrow__Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/straightarrownews/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@straightarrownewsThreads: https://www.threads.net/@straightarrownewsFor more SAN content: https://san.com/ Sign up for our weekly newsletters: https://san.com/newsletters/Download the SAN App!Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/straight-arrow-news/id6449258793Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.straightarrownews