New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.

Of all the asteroids that have imperiled the planet, 2024 YR4 is unparalleled. An Earth impact was eventually ruled out in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.

The possibility that a huge space rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon in 2032! New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed that the object will pass safely at a distance of more than 20 000 ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have ruled out the possibility that asteroid ...

NASA’s latest observations using the James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss the Moon in 2032, ...

Initially, much uncertainty surrounded the flight path of the space rock known as 2024 YR4, a small asteroid that has recently become an object of much scientific attention. 2024 YR4, measuring ...

Good news for the Moon, disappointing for everyone who wanted to see a really big impact from the safety of our planet.

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New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not strike the Moon in 2032. NASA scientists refined the object’s orbit using infrared data, showing it will pass ...