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Nasa: asteroid no longer threatens Earth, may strike Moon instead in 2032
NASA refined asteroid 2024 YR4's path, raising chances of a lunar impact in 2032. The asteroid no longer poses a significant ...
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Earth Saved, Moon at Risk: New Impact Threat from 2024 YR4 Asteroid Revealed
New analyses have dramatically altered this outlook. The latest data suggests that the likelihood of the asteroid striking ...
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Expert says spacecraft could deflect asteroid that has 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and other agencies are studying a large asteroid that was discovered in 2024. While Asteroid 2024 YRA has a minute chance of hitting Earth in seven ...
RIP to These NASA X Accounts, as U.S. Science Falls Off a Cliff
While some welcome the change, other experts warn that this move could make it even harder to access scientific information ...
Could an asteroid hit the moon? NASA says chances have risen
The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space ...
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The researchers charged with defending the planet against asteroids
Chance asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent, ESA says Feb 25, 2025 Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track ...
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City-Killer Asteroid Won't Harm Earth, But It May Hit the Moon Instead
Asteroid 2024 YR4 had everyone collectively holding their breath just months ago, but now, it appears that the “city-killer” asteroid has a stronger chance of striking the Moon, not Earth. The ...
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Asteroid YR4 won’t hit Earth, but scientists can’t rule out a moon hit
The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth is no longer a threat, but it could strike the moon, according to scientists. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...
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Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
But fear not, the Webb Space Telescope just re-confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a nearly 0% probability of crashing into Earth. That said, astronomers are unable to rule out a possible impact ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods forever. via REUTERS We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
Image of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in January 2025, observed at infrared wavelengths. | Credit: ESO/O. Hainaut The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
When the universe gives you asteroid lemons, you should make science lemonade. The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of ...