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Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️An impact of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asteroid</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2024YR4</a> on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Moon</a> could be visible from Earth, if it impacts the side that faces us. Additional hazards not mentioned in articles I've seen so far would affect planning for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Artemis</a> landing missions and Lunar Gateway space station (not yet launched). Some ejecta/debris from the impact would leave the Moon's weak gravity and could threaten Earth or our satellites weeks or months after impact. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefense</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefence</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowFlyingRocks</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a>

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️"Asteroid will miss Earth — but may set off lunar light show" by <a href="https://mastodon.online/@cosmiclog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cosmiclog</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/@alanboyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@alanboyle</a> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asteroid</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2024YR4</a> orbit is understood well enough now that it will not impact Earth in 2032. But it's still close. A lunar impact remains possible, currently at 3.8% probability. The article paints a picture of just a light show visible from Earth. But there are more potential hazards. <a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefense</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefence</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowFlyingRocks</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a>

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️"James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032" by <a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LiveScience</a> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JWST</a> observations confirm <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asteroid</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2024YR4</a> will not impact Earth on the Dec 22, 2032 fly-by. An impact on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Moon</a>🌒 is still not ruled out. Another JWST observation is scheduled for May before the rock disappears into the dark outer solar system for several years. <a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/james-webb-telescope-takes-emergency-look-at-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-ahead-of-close-encounter-in-2032" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/james-webb-telescope-takes-emergency-look-at-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-ahead-of-close-encounter-in-2032</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefense</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefence</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowFlyingRocks</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a>

Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️"A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses" by <a href="https://flipboard.com/@SciAm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@SciAm</a> - Increasing capabilities to search for the next wayward <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asteroid</a> will mean recurring news like <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2024YR4</a> where a threat is evaluated for potential collision course with Earth. At some point, we will find one headed here. Planning and test exercises try to become prepared for what to do when we know one is coming. <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-planetary-defenders-planned-to-stop-that-city-killer-asteroid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-planetary-defenders-planned-to-stop-that-city-killer-asteroid/</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefense</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlanetaryDefence</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowFlyingRocks</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a>

Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋While <a href="https://avgeek.social/@Leighton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Leighton</a> was driving, we both witnessed from <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Melbourne</a> a fireball meteor on January 28. Due to being on the road, we didn't have good enough direction info to make a report. I recall I looked at my watch and it was 2057 local time (AEDT), during local twilight. But apparently enough people had info to report and AMS eventually posted it. It had to be one of the longest-lasting meteors I've seen. <a href="https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2025/575" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2025/575</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asteroid</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meteor</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/fireball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fireball</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowFlyingRocks</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

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