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The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for ...
NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
YR4 asteroid is thought to be hockey puck shaped and house-sized, with the asteroid, detected in December, initially thought to have a chance of smashing into Earth ...
Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...
The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...
A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...