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Irish Star on MSN · 2d

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 intel from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has suggested that the Moon might be in the crosshairs instead.

Daily Express US on MSN · 1d

Asteroid feared to be on course for Earth could now hit the moon instead, say experts

New insights from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggested that the asteroid may be on a crash trajectory with the Moon instead.

The Register on MSN · 2d

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 chance of impacting the Moon on December 22, 2032 from 1.7 as of late February to 3.8 percent," the agency said this week.

1don MSN

"City-killer" asteroid has slim chance of striking moon, experts say

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

1don MSN

Scientists say ‘city-killer’ asteroid on potential collision course with Moon

A “city-killer” asteroid previously thought to be on a collision course with the Earth could smash into the Moon instead, new data suggests.

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