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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
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Asteroid feared to be on course for Earth could now hit the moon instead, say experts
New insights from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggested that the asteroid may be on a crash trajectory with the ...
Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...
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Asteroid that once threatened Earth may target the Moon
YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.
The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
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 ...
City-killer asteroid won’t hit earth, but might slam into moon in 2032
YR4, once considered a potential Earth threat, now poses a 3.8% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. Initially, NASA flagged a ...
Asteroid with surprising, hockey puck shape still might slap the moon, scientists say
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like
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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Dangerous Asteroid That Might Hit The Moon Has A Very Unusual Origin
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
City-killer asteroid chances of hitting Moon increase slightly
The city-killer asteroid's Moon impact risk has almost more than doubled, according to new NASA reports. Here's what we know.