AkaSci 🛰️For those looking forward to asteroid 2024 YR4 crashing into the moon on Dec. 22 2032, the NASA JWST brings disappointing news. Recent observations predict 2024 YR4 missing the moon altogether at a safe distance of 21,200 km, on the far side of the moon.
Previous analyses had estimated a 4.3% chance of lunar impact. Now it is almost zero.
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2026/03/05/new-nasa-asteroid-observations-eliminate-chance-of-2032-lunar-impact/
See these earlier threads for more info on asteroid 2024 YR4 -
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/114269331612562484
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113915089326427374
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