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"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...
The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates ...
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance ...
some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of them. When it was first detected, astronomers feared it might collide with Earth. However, after detailed ...
There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting the moon in December 2032, a slight rise from NASA’s February estimate of 1.7%.
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we did not think many Earth-crossing asteroids could originate from.
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...