SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 11, 2025NewsBytes

Asteroid that threatened Earth may collide with Moon in 2032

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Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential Earth threat, now has a 4.3% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. Scientists revised its trajectory using the James Webb Space Telescope, seeing the potential collision as a rare opportunity to study asteroid impacts. The 53-67 meter wide asteroid poses no danger to Earth even if it strikes the Moon.

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