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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Moon in 2032, debris could pose risk to Earth’s satellites

Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Moon in 2032, debris could pose risk to Earth’s satellites

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Remember asteroid 2024 YR4? Once feared to be on a collision course with Earth in 2032, the space rock may still prove dangerous, just not in the way thought earlier. Astronomers now believe the asteroid could strike the Moon, triggering an explosion that might shower Earth with debris capable of damaging satellites. Over time the […]

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‘City killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 will likely impact Moon, not Earth: Here’s why

‘City killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 will likely impact Moon, not Earth: Here’s why

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A massive asteroid that was earlier reported to collide with Earth in 2032 may not smash into our home planet after all. According to the latest reports, the asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a near chance of 4 per cent of impacting the Moon.  Observations conducted by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope give some new […]

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