NASA Considers Missions to Tackle 60m Asteroid with 4% Lunar Impact Risk in 2032; Reconnaissance Launch Possible by 2028

Space Mission Options for Reconnaissance and Mitigation of Asteroid 2024 YR4

Authors:Brent W. Barbee, Matthew A. Vavrina, Rylie Bull, Adrienne Rudolph, Davide Farnocchia, Russell TerBeek, Justin Atchison, Joshua Lyzhoft, Jessie Dotson, Patrick King, Paul W. Chodas, Dawn Graninger, Ronald G. Mink, Kathryn M. Kumamoto, Jason M. Pearl, Mary Burkey, Isaiah Santistevan, Catherine S. Plesko, Wendy K. Caldwell, Megan Harwell View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on 2024-12-27 and its probability of Earth impact in December 2032 peaked...