Скачать или смотреть [daily news briefing] NASA Discovers Asteroid 2024 YR4: Monitoring Potential December 2032

NASA is currently navigating significant challenges in its planetary defense and lunar exploration initiatives. The agency has identified asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object measuring 130 to 300 feet, with a potential impact risk on December 22, 2032. While tracking efforts indicate a diminishing threat, formal notifications have been issued to U.S. government agencies and the United Nations due to its surpassing 1% impact probability. Concurrently, internal upheaval at NASA is marked by the resignation of key personnel, raising concerns over the future of the Artemis program aimed at returning humans to the Moon by 2024. Criticism of the Space Launch System (SLS) and a shift in focus towards Mars, influenced by figures like Elon Musk and new NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, exacerbate uncertainties. As NASA refines its monitoring of 2024 YR4 and addresses workforce reductions, it faces the dual challenge of maintaining its planetary defense commitments while navigating a turbulen