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After threatening our world with a three percent chance of impact, asteroid 2024 YR4 exited the scene with a four percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032.

Astronomers say the odds of an asteroid hitting the moong have increased, and that may still impact Earth.

At the time of the announcement in January, the asteroid’s impact probability was reported to . The impact probability describes how likely a hazardous asteroid is to hit Earth.

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...