Increased Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impacting the Moon: Insights from the Webb Telescope
Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed a decrease in the asteroid's size, adjusting it from previously estimated dimensions of 131-295 feet (40-90 meters) to 174-220 feet (53 ...
NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid
"Experts at NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have updated 2024 YR4’s ...
City-killer asteroid chances of hitting Moon increase slightly
The city-killer asteroid's Moon impact risk has almost more than doubled, according to new NASA reports. Here's what we know.
‘City killer’ asteroid could hit 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 ...
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Asteroid feared to be heading for Earth could hit the moon instead, says expert
The hefty asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to hit Earth on December 22, 2032, could instead hit the moon, it is thought. New ...
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Turns Out Earth Is Safe from Asteroid 2024 YR4, but What About the Moon?
Late last year, a newly discovered asteroid caused quite a stir when initial observations revealed a greater than 1% chance ...
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Odds of a Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Hitting the Moon Are Increasing, and Scientists Are All for It
NASA says the chances of an asteroid dubbed ‘2024 YR4’ hitting the lunar surface have doubled since February. The odds of an ...
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Fact Check: What Happens if Asteroid 2024 YR4 Actually Hits the Moon?
The changes of an asteroid hitting the moon on Dec. 22, 2023 have increased. Learn what the experts say will happen if the ...
‘It’s not left or right. It’s right or wrong,’ and other quotes of the week
“He always found a way to bring the very best out of everyone, including me. I wouldn’t be where I’m at without you.” — ...