NASA, Forced to Activate Planetary Defense by Asteroid 2024 YR4 and Dates a Possible Critical Approach
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The asteroid 2024 YR4 was identified at the end of 2024 and, according to the first estimates, would have an approximate diameter of between 40 and 90 meters. According to the first orbital calculations, December 22, 2032 is listed as a date of special interest for a possible close approach or, in the most unfavorable scenario, an impact against the earth’s surface. However, subsequent analyses refined its trajectory until concluding that there …
Its name is 2024 YR4 and is being monitored by astronomers to try to anticipate all possible scenarios
The European Space Agency confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, an object approximately 60 metres in diameter, will not hit the Moon.
NASA astronomer estimates indicate that asteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40 and 90 meters; originally believed to impact the Moon in 2032
The asteroid 2024 YR4 again occupied headlines after NASA confirmed new findings on its trajectory. For months, this space object generated speculations on social networks and some alarmist messages about a possible collision with the Moon in 2032. The latest update of the James Webb space telescope put an end to those versions. According to the space agency, the observations made between 2025 and early 2026 made it possible to refine its orbit …
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