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YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...
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, ...
Currently, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is too far away to observe with space or ground-based telescopes. NASA expects to make more ...
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.
First discovered by a Chilean telescope in December 2024, the space rock caused panic. Early models warned of a possible ...
An asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032 could trigger a gigantic explosion that would send debris streaming ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, though not an Earth threat, now poses a collision risk to the Moon. Scientists estimate a 4.3% chance of ...
In 2032, a potential meteor shower could occur if asteroid 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon, raising significant interest among ...
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 COLOSSAL asteroid on a collision course with the Moon could damage thousands of satellites and send shrapnel blasting ...
Webb's final snapshot of asteroid 2024 YR4 fine-tuned its orbit—raising Moon impact odds slightly, but Earth is safe.