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There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...
An asteroid called 2024 YR4 has been identified - and it’s heading back toward Earth with a 3.1% chance of impact by December 22, 2032. That might sound small, but it’s 1 in 32 odds - worse than ...
There's a new interstellar object moving through our solar system and it's called 3I/ATLAS, according to NASA.
Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so much.
The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observations. While a moon impact wouldn't significantly alter ...
YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...
After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...
Should YR4 strike the Moon, the collision could eject up to 100 million kilograms of lunar debris into space. A portion of this material might enter Earth’s orbit, posing risks to satellites and other ...
NASA has announced that an asteroid about 200 feet in diameter is now slightly more likely to crash into the moon.
NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...
In May 2025, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a detailed observation of asteroid 2024 YR4. The space rock, large enough to destroy a city, was last spotted before it disappeared behind ...
A few months ago, the UN activated the Planetary Security Protocol due to the threat of the asteroid 2024 YR4, causing concern among the entire international leadership, as there w ...