NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Moon in 2032

NASA has confirmed that Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to the Moon in 2032, following new orbit calculations that rule out a collision.

6 Mar, 05:44 — 6 Mar, 08:30

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Why this matters

The potential impact of celestial bodies on Earth's Moon is a subject of ongoing scientific interest and public fascination. This confirmation reassures that a previously calculated, albeit small, risk of impact has been eliminated, contributing to our understanding of near-Earth object trajectories.

Key entities

NASAspace agency that confirmed the asteroid's trajectory Asteroid 2024 YR4celestial body whose trajectory was analyzed MoonEarth's natural satellite James Webb Space Telescopetelescope used for new measurements

Coverage Timeline

First report: Times of India · 6 Mar, 05:44|Full coverage: All 4 sources within 3h|Window: 3h

Times of India6 Mar, 05:44First to report

NASA confirms: Asteroid 2024 YR4 will NOT hit the Moon in 2032 after new orbit calculations

2h later

hvg6 Mar, 08:04

Megvannak a pontos adatok a Hold felé tartó aszteroidáról

klix-ba6 Mar, 08:05

Asteroid 2024 YR4 ipak neće pogoditi Mjesec 2032. godine

delo6 Mar, 08:30Latest update

Luni se ni treba več bati: asteroid 2024 YR4 je ne bo zadel

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delo3h ago

Luni se ni treba več bati: asteroid 2024 YR4 je ne bo zadel

Obstajala je štiriodstotna verjetnost, da bo 22. decembra 2032 asteroid 2024 YR4 trčil v Luno. Novi podatki so to verjetnost ovrgli.

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klix-ba4h ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 ipak neće pogoditi Mjesec 2032. godine

Svemirski teleskop James Webb pomogao je naučnicima da utvrde da asteroid 2024 YR4, koji je prethodno imao 4,3 posto šanse da pogodi Mjesec, zapravo uopće neće udariti u Zemljinog lunarnog pratioca. Umjesto toga, sigurno će proletjeti pored Mjeseca na visini od 21.200 kilometara.

By Piše: D. B.

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hvg4h ago