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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has found Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

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Asteroid "Tedstryk" honors Roane State associate professor, Ted Stryk, for his image work on NASA's Pluto mission, unlocking celestial secrets.

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