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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirms asteroid 2024 YR will not collide with the Moon in December 2032, after Webb Space Telescope data refined its orbit.
- The asteroid is about 200 feet (60 meters) in diameter and carried a 4.3% chance of impact before the trajectory was refined.
- The refined trajectory places the Moon flyby at about 13,200 miles (21,200 kilometers) from the Moon on December 22, 2032.
