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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: "Rising Odds Asteroid That Briefly Threatened Earth Will Hit Moon"
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 00:56:14 -0500
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"Rising Odds Asteroid That Briefly Threatened Earth Will Hit Moon"
  
https://www.barrons.com/news/rising-odds-asteroid-that-briefly-threatened-earth-will-hit-moon-2c0fc2d5

"An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a 
nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new 
data from the James Webb Space Telescope."

"The asteroid, thought to be capable of levelling a city, set a new 
record in February for having the highest chance -- 3.1 percent -- of 
hitting our home planet than scientists have ever measured."

"Earth's planetary defence community leapt into action and further 
observations quickly ruled out that the asteroid -- called 2024 YR4 -- 
will strike Earth on December 22, 2032."

"But the odds that it will instead crash into Earth's satellite have 
been steadily rising."

"After the Webb telescope turned its powerful gaze towards the asteroid 
last month, the chance of a Moon shot is now at 3.8 percent, NASA said."

We are all going to die.

Lynn