New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 won't impact the moon in 2032.

NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data.

NASA has announced that the asteroid known as 2024 YR4, a space rock roughly the size of a 20-story building, no longer poses a threat of crashing into the Moon during its close approach in 2032.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An asteroid that scientists initially feared might pose a risk to Earth may could instead strike the moon in 2032, according to ...

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The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus. Reading time 2 minutes A large rocky asteroid will make a close approach to ...

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed to 3.1 percent. This was the highest probability of a strike by an object of ...

A factual look at projections of a potential 2032 asteroid impact on the Moon, including how scientists track near-Earth objects and assess impact probabilities. Panic at Mexican airport after drug ...

An asteroid named YR4 is on a potential collision course with the moon, with NASA estimating a 4% chance of impact in 2032. While the scenario might sound like a Hollywood plot, scientists are ...

NEW ORLEANS — There’s about a 4 percent chance that a building-sized asteroid will hit the moon in 2032. Moreover, there’s about a 1 percent chance that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, will not only ...