NASA updates odds that 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the moon
livescience - The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm.
AI Summary: Astronomers using new observational data have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not collide with the Moon in 2032. Updated trajectory analyses show the object will pass by safely, eliminating earlier speculation about a catastrophic lunar impact. Space agencies will continue monitoring, because of course the cosmos loves a suspenseful plot twist.
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