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Asteroid 2024 YR4 can now destroy Moon

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

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.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon.

SYFY on MSN · 1d

Turns Out Earth Is Safe from Asteroid 2024 YR4, but What About the Moon?

Late last year, a newly discovered asteroid caused quite a stir when initial observations revealed a greater than 1% chance that it would strike the Earth in 2032. The medium-sized asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4,

Live Science on MSN2d

James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

Asteroid that once threatened Earth may target the Moon

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

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JWST snaps first image of asteroid that threatened Earth

2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

Space.com on MSN3d

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

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