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NASA spots large asteroid on collision course with the Moon

For once, Earth isn’t the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first spotted by ...

NASA spots huge asteroid on potential crash path with the Moon — here’s what we know

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a space rock approximately the size of a 15-story building, might collide with the ...
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Asteroid YR4 Could Hit Earth in 2032 - Astronomers Will Use JWST to Find Out

On December 27, 2024, astronomers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile discovered a previously unseen asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth.
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If an asteroid hits Earth, these zones get hit first

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a celestial body roughly the size of a small building, has captured global attention due to its potential ...
People

Likelihood of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Colliding with Earth Keeps Changing — But It Remains Big Enough to Destroy a City

The asteroid — which was initially discovered in December 2024 — is large enough to destroy a whole city, according to scientists Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as ...
Phys.org

Will YR4 hit the moon? We won't know until 2028

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you know where an object will be, years hence. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered ...

Did Nostradamus Predict 2024 YR4 Asteroid Impact?

Space officials said last month the chance of the space rock, 2024 YR4, crashing into Earth on December 22 of that year was 1 ...
USA Today

Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero

If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news cycle, it's time to catch up on your rest. The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven ...