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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has About a 4% Chance of Striking the Moon on Dec. 22, 2032

Planetary‑defense teams have tightened observations after the probability triggered formal alert thresholds.

Simulations Put 2024 YR4’s 2032 Lunar-Impact Odds at About 4 Percent

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has Small Chance of Hitting the Moon in 2032

Nov. 5 Beaver Supermoon Will Be 2025’s Closest and Brightest

Impulse Space Announces 3‑Ton Lunar Lander Plan for 2028 Cargo Deliveries

Chang'e-6 Rocks Reveal Cooler Lunar Far-Side Mantle by About 100°C

Scientists Detail Nuclear Backstop for Asteroid That Could Strike the Moon in 2032

Lab Experiments Back ‘Earth Wind’ as Driver of Lunar Rust

NASA Terminates Lunar Trailblazer Mission After Lost Contact

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses No Threat to Earth but Holds 4.3% Chance of Moon Impact

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Has 4.3% Chance of Striking the Moon

'City-Killer' Asteroid Now 4.3% Likely to Strike Moon, Threatening Satellite Networks

NASA Confirms Uneven Lunar Interior with New Gravity Map

Study Finds River Bends Differ Significantly from Volcanic and Ice Channels

New Study Reveals Moon's Far Side Shows Signs of Recent Geological Activity

NASA Awards Intuitive Machines $116.9M for 2027 Lunar South Pole Mission

NASA's Artemis III Mission to Deploy Science Experiments on the Moon