{"id":216243,"date":"2025-02-05T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/scientists-may-need-to-use-nuclear-weapons-to-defend-earth-from-asteroid\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:01:58","slug":"scientists-may-need-to-use-nuclear-weapons-to-defend-earth-from-asteroid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/scientists-may-need-to-use-nuclear-weapons-to-defend-earth-from-asteroid\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists may need to use nuclear weapons to defend earth from asteroid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oyMmxzcDLoI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Scientists may need to use nuclear weapons to defend earth from asteroid\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oyMmxzcDLoI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got the innocuous name 2024 YR4, but this large piece of rock could cause &quot;severe damage&quot; if it hits a major town or city.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists are warning that the large asteroid could collide with the earth on 22 December 2032.<\/p>\n<p>The odds of a serious strike are 1\/67, but in astronomy terms, that is significant.<\/p>\n<p>Astronomer David Whitehouse told Sky News authorities may need to take measures to deflect the rock if it looks like a collision is likely.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/scientists-monitoring-football-pitch-sized-asteroid-that-could-hit-earth-in-the-future-13299214<\/p>\n<p>#asteroidimpact #sciencefiction <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s got the innocuous name 2024 YR4, but this large piece of rock could cause &quot;severe damage&quot; if it hits a major town or city. 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