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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 ...
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Asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 now may slam into Moon instead
A chilling visualization had shown what might happen if the asteroid hit Earth in 2032, as scientists feared. If the asteroid were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 ...
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NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid ... hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one point to have a 3% chance of smacking Earth in 2032.
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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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Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
An asteroid is headed toward a close approach to Earth on December 22, 2032. But fear not ... that the asteroid had a near-zero chance of hitting Earth. Phew. The news gets even better—new ...
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City-Killer Asteroid Won't Harm Earth, But It May Hit the Moon Instead
not Earth. The asteroid currently has a 3.8 percent chance to hit the Moon on December 22, 2032, according to the latest announcement from NASA. Ongoing infrared observations by the James Webb Space ...
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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 ...