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Asteroid 2024 YR4 May Strike Moon in 2032

2/6/2026

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Astronomers have identified asteroid 2024 YR4 with a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon on December 22, 2032.
If it collides, the impact could produce a bright flash visible from Earth and trigger meteor showers.
The 60-meter asteroid could release about 6.5 megatons of TNT and form a crater roughly 1 kilometer wide.
Researchers say monitoring its trajectory is crucial to understand potential impacts and to study lunar impact processes.

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Astronomers have identified asteroid 2024 YR4 with a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon on December 22, 2032.
If it collides, the impact could produce a bright flash visible from Earth and trigger meteor showers.
The 60-meter asteroid could release about 6.5 megatons of TNT and form a crater roughly 1 kilometer wide.
Researchers say monitoring its trajectory is crucial to understand potential impacts and to study lunar impact processes.