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Asteroid 2024 YR4 can now destroy Moon

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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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,

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is so big it's the size of a 10-story building and could impact the moon

NASA says asteroid 2024 YR4, the size of a 10-story building, now has a chance of crashing into the moon. At the start of the year, word spread that a huge “city-destroying” asteroid was hurtling in the direction of Earth and could potentially strike our planet by 2032,

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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 ...

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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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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 — ...

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 ...

Asteroid which caused panic about deadly collision with Earth is massive, Nasa says

YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

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Watch 'potentially hazardous' asteroid fly near Earth this weekend in this free livestream

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will ...

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Asteroid big enough to wipe out cities could still strike Moon creating major lunar impact

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 amid concerns that it could collide with the Moon in 2032. While the asteroid is no longer considered a significant threat to Earth, new ...

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