An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway.
YR4, once feared to hit Earth, may now strike the Moon in 2032, with NASA tracking its path using the Webb Telescope., Science News - Times Now
NASA has revealed the mission patch for Artemis II, a mission that will take humans around the moon for the first time in decades.
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.
THE football-sized asteroid that scientists initially feared could strike Earth is now on course to potentially crash into the Moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, once dubbed a “city killer”, has an
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SaltWire on MSNATLANTIC SKIES: Did you know we only ever see one side of the moon from Earth? Here's whyThe astronauts aboard the Apollo 8 lunar mission became the first humans to directly view the far side of the moon during their December 1968 mission. In total, 24 astronauts from the Apollo 8 and 10 missions through to the Apollo 17 mission have viewed the moon’s far side.
A so-called “city-killer” asteroid once feared to be on a collision course with Earth could instead crash into the Moon, according to updated observations by NASA scientists. Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered last year, initially raised concerns with a projected 3% chance of striking Earth in December 2032.
NASA on Thursday (April 3) debuted the official Artemis 2 insignia, its first emblem for a moon-bound crew in more than 50 years. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will wear the patch when they launch on the Artemis 2 mission, currently targeted for no later than April 2026.
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