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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 ...
The Earth is safe from asteroid 2024 YR4. The moon? Not so much, Webb telescope finds
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it anyway. Here's what it found.
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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.
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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth
2025 HU isn't the only asteroid approaching the Earth today. NASA is also tracking an airplane-sized space rock known as 2025 GD1, which is estimated to be about 86 feet across and will zip past the ...
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Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
On February 20, NASA removed 2024 YR4 from its naughty list after calculations showed that the asteroid had a near-zero chance of hitting Earth. Phew. The news gets even better—new observations ...
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Odds of a Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Hitting the Moon Are Increasing, and Scientists Are All for It
The odds of an asteroid recently discovered by scientists hitting the Moon are increasing, and the prospect has astronomers excited instead of alarmed. NASA named the near-Earth asteroid revolving ...
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"City-killer" asteroid has slim chance of striking moon, experts say
An asteroid that experts feared could hit Earth is no longer on track for the planet – but it still has a slim chance of striking the moon, new research says. The 2024 YR4 asteroid is nearly the ...
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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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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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‘City killer’ asteroid could hit moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
A “city killer” asteroid had a chance of striking Earth in 2032 is now expected to miss the planet. But there’s a chance it will smash into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in ...