Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 Likely Originated in Main Belt

Astronomers using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South telescope have determined that the recently-discovered near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of the largest objects in recent history that could impact the Moon, and that it likely originated in the Solar System’s main asteroid belt. The post Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 Likely Originated in Main Belt appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Apr 14, 2025 - 14:30
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 Likely Originated in Main Belt
This image of 2024 YR4 was captured with the Gemini South telescope in Chile, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by NSF and operated by NOIRLab. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / M. Zamani.

Astronomers using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South telescope have determined that the recently-discovered near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 is one of the largest objects in recent history that could impact the Moon, and that it likely originated in the Solar System’s main asteroid belt.

The post Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 Likely Originated in Main Belt appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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