Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the moon

‘City-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer a threat to Earth, but may hit moon

The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting the moon in December 2032, a slight rise from NASA’s February estimate of 1.7%.

New observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 confirm that the probability of impacting the Earth in 2032 is one in a thousand, but raise the risk of impact on the Moon to 4 percent.

An asteroid identified as 2024 YR4 has captured the attention of the international astronomical community, after new estimates of its trajectory were known.This celestial object, discovered in December 2024, had generated initial concern for a possible collision with Earth in 2032.Are we really safe from asteroid 2024 YR4? NASA respondsHowever, the latest calculations reduced that probability to one thousand. At the same time, the possibility of…

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 that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth’s 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. Additional observations prompted scientists to reduce the threat to virtually zero, where it remains. But there’s a slight chance it could hit the moon then. The asteroid swings our way every f…

NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.

Remember That ‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Headed Toward Us? Now It Might Hit the Moon.

Scientists haven’t ruled out the possibility that 2024 YR4 could crash into our moon instead, unleashing an explosion.