Since near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, NASA and the worldwide planetary defense community have continued to observe the asteroid, which was ruled out as a significant impact risk to Earth. New infrared observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have decreased the uncertainty of the asteroid’s size and 2024 YR4...
I once had a dream I was swimming in a river, and when I looked up at the night sky I saw something impact the Moon and shatter it, sending chunks down to Earth’s surface.
Time to get that doomsday hype train rolling again for 2024 YR4! I don’t even know how large an object would need to be in order to do something like that, probably larger than this is. I guess it’ll just have to remain a dream, sigh.
I once had a dream I was swimming in a river, and when I looked up at the night sky I saw something impact the Moon and shatter it, sending chunks down to Earth’s surface.
Time to get that doomsday hype train rolling again for 2024 YR4! I don’t even know how large an object would need to be in order to do something like that, probably larger than this is. I guess it’ll just have to remain a dream, sigh.
Even if the moon was shattered, most of the pieces would probably just continue in their orbit.