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'City-killer' asteroid won't hit Earth in 2032 but there's a bigger threat

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
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We could nuke 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before it hits the moon — if we act fast, new study warns

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists ...
KTVU

Dangerous asteroid no longer expected to hit the moon

There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. For a brief time, the space rock called "Asteroid 2024 YR4" was considered to be the most ...
AOL

That small asteroid named YR4 is definitely not going to hit the moon

Earth has long been deemed safe from a calamitous collision with a certain small asteroid in 2032. The moon, on the other hand, remained under threat for a little while longer. Finally, though, ...
The Associated Press

No chance asteroid will slam into the moon in 2032, NASA says

NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA 'rules out' chance that asteroid will hit the moon in 2032

An asteroid that at one point had a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032, will pass by it according to NASA. New data has narrowed the potential path for Asteroid 2024 YR4, which the European Space ...
AOL

Lunar asteroid strike in 2032 could trigger moonquakes and meteor storms on Earth

Late in 2024, astronomers spotted a new near-Earth asteroid named 2024 YR4. By mid-2025, its improved orbit tracking raised an unusual possibility: the space rock could hit the Moon on Dec. 22, 2032, ...

Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out

But scientists are keen to explore the asteroid in detail for other reasons than its unusual orbit. A Chinese spacecraft is ...