JWST observations eliminate lunar impact probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032
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March 5, 2026
Astronomers have ruled out a potential Moon impact by asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 22, 2032 after precise measurements from the James Webb Space Telescope refined the object’s orbit. The asteroid, once briefly considered among the most closely monitored impact risks discovered in the past two decades, will instead pass safely beyond 20 000 km (12 400 miles) from the Moon.
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