Asteroid 2024 YR4 chances of hitting the moon go up again

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike the Moon: NASA’s Webb Telescope Warns

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a new update on asteroid 2024 YR4, revealing important findings that refine our understanding of its path. This asteroid, which had been a point of concern due to its potential to impact the Moon, is now being tracked with much greater accuracy. As reported by NASA, Webb’s observations have slightly increased the probability of an impact on the Moon from 3.8% to 4.3%. Despite this increase, experts …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 chances of hitting the moon go up again

The yellow dots represent the possible location of asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 22, 2032. The wide gray circle represents the moon’s orbit. On June 3, 2025, new observations with the Webb Space Telescope put pushed the chances of the asteroid crashing into the moon up to 4.3%, from its previous 3.8% in April. Image via NASA JPL/CNEOS. Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon are up again! Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of hitting the moon have g…