- NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not collide with the moon in 2032, after previously estimating a 4.3 per cent chance of impact.
- The space agency issued an 'all-clear' following new observations that refined the asteroid's orbit.
- Observations made by the Webb Space Telescope in February provided crucial data for scientists to update their predictions.
- The new information indicates that the asteroid will miss the moon by 13,200 miles (21,200 kilometres) on 22 December 2032.
- Discovered at the end of 2024, the approximately 200-foot (60-meter) asteroid was initially considered a potential threat, though a collision with Earth in the next century was ruled out last year.
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