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Webb observations confirm safe lunar pass for asteroid 2024 YR4
‘The moon is safe’: asteroid is not on collision course, scientists confirm
New data shows asteroid 2024 YR4 will narrowly miss the moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032, Chimps Love Crystals Just As Much As We Do, And Much More This Week
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032, Chimps Love Crystals Just As Much As We Do, And Much More This Week
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Strike the Moon in 2032, Negating the Chance of a Violent Lunar Impact
How NASA’s Webb Helped Rule Out Asteroid’s Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact
It's Official: NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Fly Past The Moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won’t Slam Into the Moon, According to NASA
'City killer' asteroid will narrowly miss the moon, James Webb Telescope reveals
NASA Updates Odds Of A City-Killer Asteroid Smashing Into The Moon In 2032
Phew! 'City killer' asteroid won't hit our Moon after all. Scientists say they're ruling out a lunar impact
“City killer” in sight: new trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4
Dangerous Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032 After All
Good news for the Moon, disappointing for everyone who wanted to see a really big impact from the safety of our planet.
NASA confirms: Asteroid 2024 YR4 will NOT hit the Moon in 2032 after new orbit calculations
Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t crash into the moon after all
Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won't crash into the moon after all
Earthlings aren't the only ones safe from a city-wrecking-size asteroid. Future lunar inhabitants won't have to worry about a strike in 2032 either
It's Official: NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Fly Past The Moon
Here's one less thing to worry about – or to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the Moon in 2032.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 set to safely pass the Moon in 2032, says NASA
NASA rules out 2032 lunar impact for asteroid 2024 YR4 after new James Webb observations refine its orbit.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 set to safely pass the Moon in 2032, says NASA
'City killer' asteroid will narrowly miss the moon, James Webb Telescope reveals
The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon
Phew! NASA Rules Out Asteroid Smashup on the Moon in 2032
Dangerous Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Smash Into The Moon In 2032 After All
Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032
James Webb Space Telescope spots faint asteroid 2024 YR4 - 18 February 2026
James Webb Space Telescope spots faint asteroid 2024 YR4 - 26 February 2026
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't slam into the moon in 2032
NASA says there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into the moon in 2032. The space agency had been predicting a 4.3% chance of a direct hit.
No chance asteroid will slam into the moon in 2032, NASA says
New NASA Asteroid Observations Eliminate Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact
New NASA Asteroid Observations Eliminate Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact
Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observations collected on Feb. 18 and 26, experts from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southe
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit the moon after all
Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise — Here's Why It Keeps Changing
The probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon in 2032 has dropped significantly after reaching a record high. Scientists explain why these odds fluctuate as new observations refine the asteroid's orbit.
Thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids threaten Earth... and Nasa can’t find them
An Asteroid Might Slam Into the Moon in 2032—and Create a Fiery Flash That's Visible to Earthlings, New Research Suggests
A 200-foot asteroid has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon in 2032—and we could see it
Asteroid 2024 YR4's collision with the moon could create a flash visible from Earth, study finds
If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds.
Asteroid 2024 YR4's collision with the moon could create a flash visible from Earth, study finds
Scientists warn: A giant asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon in 2032 and send fireballs toward Earth, ri
Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Possible 2032 Moon Impact — What the Aftermath Could Look Like
If asteroid YR4 hits our Moon, it'll cause a bright flash and meteors as debris hits Earth, say scientists
Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting moon in 2032 would be great for lunar science
Though there's only a 4% chance that 2024 YR4 hits the moon, scientists have stated it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Astronomers Are Planning For The 4 Percent Chance Of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hitting The Moon
If the impact occurs, it will hit with the force of 6.5 megatons of TNT and cause meteor showers on Earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting moon in 2032 would be great for lunar science
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Astronomers Are Preparing For The "Most Energetic Lunar Impact Witnessed In Human History"
If an Asteroid Hits The Moon in 2032, The Aftermath Might Reach Earth
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of hitting the moon. Here's why that's a scientific goldmine
There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid. The chances of such an event are still relatively small (only around 4%) but are non-negligible. And scientists are starting to prepare both for the bad (massive risks to satellites and huge meteors raining down on a large portion of the planet) and the good (a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study the geology, seismology, and chemical makeup of our nearest neighbor). A new paper from Yifan He of Tsinghua University and co-authors, posted to the arXiv preprint server, looks at the bright side of all of the potential interesting science we can do if a collision does, indeed, happen.