Space rock 2024 YR4 was originally feared to be heading for Earth, but further observations suggested it would strike the lunar surface.
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NASA confirms asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth or Moon in 2032
In a recent update on March 5, NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, often referred to as a “city killer,” will not collide with either the Earth or the Moon as initially feared. Thanks to new, ...
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NASA refines asteroid 2024 YR4 orbit, rules out collision with Moon in 2032
Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have ruled out the possibility that asteroid ...
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not strike the Moon in 2032. NASA scientists refined the object’s orbit using infrared data, showing it will pass ...
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7 space objects NASA is monitoring more closely than ever
Space is not as empty as it looks. Right now, as you read this, NASA scientists are actively watching dozens of objects drifting, spinning, and hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood, some of them ...
NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in 2032.
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