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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured images of the asteroid with two cameras, including the Near-Infrared Camera and ...
See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like
This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...
New observations show the asteroid that won’t hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
Webb Zooms In on Building-Sized Asteroid Once Feared to Hit Earth – And It’s Stranger Than Expected
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in December 2024 and believed to have a 3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, now has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, NASA wrote in an update Wednesday.
Phys.org13d
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon
The asteroid, thought to be capable of leveling a city, set a new record in February for having the highest chance—3.1%—of hitting our home planet than scientists have ever measured.
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The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
If our cosmic neighbor were to take such a hit from an asteroid of that size, NASA assures that the moon's orbit around Earth would not be altered. The risk to the moon is only part of the reason ...
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Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
After giving us quite the scare (or something to look forward to), NASA removed 2024 YR4 from its naughty list when calculations showed that the asteroid had a near-zero chance of hitting Earth.
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That 'city-killer' asteroid has surprised scientists yet again with its 'unusual' shape, and it could smash straight into the moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 sparked a flurry of interest earlier this year after NASA determined there was a chance it could hit Earth. The risk of an Earth impact has since dropped to zero, but there's ...
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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 ...
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Chance of ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon DOUBLES – & it could have terrifying consequences for Earth
For a few weeks, the world watched in horror as the probability of a "city killer" asteroid called YR4 hitting Earth crept up and up. At the height of the anxiety, Nasa reportedly feared the ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Earth's in the clear, but is the moon now at risk?
The asteroid which scientists originally said had a small chance of hitting Earth is now showing a slightly higher chance of crashing into the moon. Based on the latest observations by the Webb ...