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An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it anyway. Here's what it found.
YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...
The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of striking the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to scientists.
Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance ...
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
2024 YR4 hails from the middle of the main asteroid belt that hangs out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – and it was ...
This asteroid is about the size of a large building, and it's hurtling along at tens of thousands of kilometres per hour. If ...
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Discover Magazine on MSNCity-Killer Asteroid Won't Harm Earth, But It May Hit the Moon InsteadLearn about the latest update on asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 3.8 percent chance to impact the Moon.
This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...
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