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Dangerous Asteroid That Might Hit The Moon Has A Very Unusual Origin
YR4 is back in the spotlight. Brand new research has produced a better estimate of its size and orbit, which give it a 3.8 ...
The Mirror8d
Major update as asteroid could hit Earth - and it's bad news for the MOON as well
Space experts have issued a major update into an asteroid which was expected to smash Earth - causing an eight-megaton explosion. Luckily, new observations by NASA revealed that Space rock 2024 ...
New York Post6d
‘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 has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first ...
NBC 6 South Florida6d
NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth’s hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...
NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4 size of a 10-story building; increases chances of moon impact
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
Global News7d
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) made the ...
Gizmodo8d
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
An asteroid is headed toward a close approach to Earth on December 22, 2032. But fear not, the Webb Space Telescope just re-confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a nearly 0% probability of crashing ...
Discover Magazine5d
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 ...
USA Today6d
The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
An infamous asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth anytime soon, but the James Webb Space Telescope recently went to get a look at it anyway. If the name of the asteroid sounds ...
The Jakarta Post3d
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit Moon
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! n huge asteroid that ...
ABC News7d
NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Webb Space Telescope has captured ...
Couriermail4d
‘City killer’ asteroid could hit moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
A “city killer” asteroid had a chance of striking Earth in 2032 is now expected to miss the planet. But there’s a chance it will smash into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in ...