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James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...
NASA shocker: Asteroid feared to strike Earth now on course to obliterate the Moon, scientists warn
NASA has updated its estimates for asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to hit Earth. The risk of an Earth impact in 2032 has ...
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
Scientists excited about the possible collision of asteroid 2024 YR4 with the Moon: “Hopefully it will have an impact”
YR4 was classified in February at Level 3 on the Torino Scale prompting the UN to activate the Planetary Security Protocol ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat?
YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4, which threatened to hit Earth, could collide with the Moon
A new observation estimates that the space rock measures 60 meters and has a 2% chance of impacting the satellite ...
‘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. Researchers warn ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses threat to Moon, NASA says chances of collision happens once 1,000 years. All details
YR4: Asteroid 2024 YR4 might spare Earth but it poses a threat to Moon. The asteroid that had a good chance of crashing onto ...
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A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
NASA Tracking Car-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth
The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.