Cape Canaveral, Florida – NASA released the welcome news on Thursday, saying the chance of that is now zero Asteroid 2024 year It will collide with the Moon in 2032
The space agency had expected a 4.3% chance of a direct hit. But observations made by the Webb Space Telescope in February helped scientists refine the asteroid’s orbit.
This new information indicates that the asteroid will move 13,200 miles (21,200 kilometers) away from the Moon on December 22, 2032.
The asteroid was discovered at the end of 2024, and initially looked like it Earth may be threatened. Scientists last year A collision with our planet has been ruled out any time in the next century, but they kept the moon as a potential target. The asteroid is about 200 feet (60 meters) across.
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