Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon may rise to 30 per cent


In February, the James Webb Space Telescope will briefly be able to observe asteroid 2024 YR4, which currently has a 4 per cent chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Depending on what it sees, the odds of collision could drastically increase

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on New Scientist

Read more on:

Photo of Moon

Moon

Photo of asteroid

asteroid

Photo of odds

odds

Related news:

News photo

New 'exosuit' with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars

News photo

Blue Origin CEO speaks on accelerating Artemis: “If NASA wants to go quicker, we would move heaven and Earth, pun intended, to try to get to the Moon sooner. And I think we have some good ideas.”

News photo

White House Mocks NASA Commitment to Sending Women and Minorities to Moon… Which Was Made by the First Trump Administration