NASA are planning to use nuclear weapons to destroy a giant asteroid that could collide with the moon within the next seven years - and it's just like the film Armageddon View 4 Images 2024 YR4 could potentially hit Earth in 2032
Scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop an asteroid that is on a potential collision course with the Moon. The team which includes scientists from NASA have come up with a plan to launch "nuclear robust disruption missions" within the next four years to combat asteroids that are close to Earth.
The asteroid that is causing the most concern is 2024 YR4. First discovered in December 2024 and with a diameter of up to 67m, scientists were originally concerned that the asteroid could strike Earth on December 23 2032 - potentially de