Asteroid 2024 YR4's shape and origin revealed - Small chance it hits the moon!
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Astronomers using the Gemini South Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory have determined the shape and origin of asteroid 2024 YR4. It now has a 'few percent' chance of impacting the moon after it was determined that it will most likely not hit Earth, according to NOIR Lab.
Credit: Space.com | animations: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor / W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://x.com/stevespaleta)
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