NASA’s Wild Plan to Stop a Moon-Crashing Asteroid

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NASA is preparing for a potential cosmic showdown! Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of slamming into the Moon — but the consequences could reach Earth. That’s why NASA, along with top research centers, is exploring a bold solution: using a one-megaton nuclear charge to destroy the asteroid before impact. With time ticking and the asteroid's size still unknown, the race is on to protect both the Moon and our planet from a possible space disaster. WooGlobe Ref : WGA710827 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00NASA is preparing to nuke an asteroid before it hits the moon.

00:03And yes, this is real. Not a movie.

00:06Asteroid 2024, R4, is speeding through space.

00:09And while the chance it hits the moon is only 4%, that's still enough for NASA to take action.

00:15Because if it does hit, the fragments could rain down on Earth and damage our satellites.

00:20To stop that from happening, top minds at NASA, JPL, and Johns Hopkins are exploring bold options,

00:27including blowing it up with a 1 megaton nuclear charge.

00:30But here's the twist. No one knows exactly how big or heavy the asteroid is.

00:35So they're racing to figure it out before time runs out.

00:38If everything goes as planned, the nuclear tech will be ready by 2030, just one year before a possible impact.

00:45The goal? Blast it into harmless fragments, keeping both the moon and Earth safe.

00:50It's a cosmic ticking clock, and humanity's preparing for the ultimate space defense test.

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