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Asteroid's Collision Odds with Moon Doubled, NASA Warns

4/6/2025

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NASA has raised the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with the Moon on December 22, 2032, from 1.7% to 3.8%. This 53-67 meter rock poses no danger to Earth, but insights from the James Webb Space Telescope are crucial for advancing our understanding of planetary defense and the science of crater formation.

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NASA has raised the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with the Moon on December 22, 2032, from 1.7% to 3.8%. This 53-67 meter rock poses no danger to Earth, but insights from the James Webb Space Telescope are crucial for advancing our understanding of planetary defense and the science of crater formation.