Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit the moon in 2032 after all, NASA confirms

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 won't impact the moon in 2032.
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Dangerous asteroid no longer expected to hit the moon

For a brief time, "Asteroid 2024 YR4" was considered to be the most dangerous asteroid discovered in the last 20 years.

NASA confirms: Asteroid 2024 YR4 will NOT hit the Moon in 2032 after new orbit calculations

Asteroids regularly pass through Earth’s cosmic neighbourhood, and most of them never attract public attention. Every so ...

A big asteroid won't hit the moon. Many scientists had wished it would.

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Telescope captures exact moment mysterious objects hit the surface of the moon

Last week, mysterious bursts of light were captured after objects crashed into the rugged, charcoal-gray surface of the moon. Astronomers believe the impact of these objects was severe enough to form ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won’t Slam Into the Moon, According to NASA

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon in 2032! New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed that the object will pass safely at a distance of more than 20 000 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Strike the Moon in 2032, Negating the Chance of a Violent Lunar Impact

Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely.