Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future

One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon

Scientists say the plan to use nuclear weapons on an asteroid needs more research

An asteroid has the possibility of hitting the moon in the future, and one of scientists' solutions is launching a nuclear weapon at the rogue rock.

Yes, sort of like the movie, "Armageddon."

"The investigation concerns asteroid 2024 YR4 , which reached notoriety shortly after its discovery in December 2024 when scientists (initially) revealed it had a relatively high chance of impacting Earth in 2032, peaking at 3.1% ," according to Live Science online.

But now, the odds have shifted, and the asteroid now has a chance of colliding with the

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