The refined observations from last month eliminate chances of impact, and provide a flyby distance.
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.
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Don't fret, the moon is safe from a potential "city killer" asteroid collision in half-a-dozen years, astronomers now say.
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a better understanding of the asteroid's orbit. The 300-foot-long asteroid was previously considered a threat to both Earth and the moon.
New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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 ...