Richard Moissl

Richard Moissl

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Richard Moissl is the head of the Planetary Defense Office at the European Space Agency (ESA), where he oversees efforts to monitor and mitigate potential asteroid threats to Earth. Recently, he has been in the news for discussing the asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small probability of impacting Earth in 2032, highlighting the agency's commitment to tracking and studying near-Earth objects.

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Richard Moissl, head of the Planetary Defense Office at the European Space Agency, stated that there is no evidence suggesting the unnatural origin of 3I/ATLAS.

Index - Tudomány - A Harvard professzora szerint ellenséges űrhajó közeledhet a Föld felé, kiakadt a tudományos közösség
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-07-29
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Richard Moissl, head of ESA’s Planetary Defence Office, explains how upcoming telescopes could improve asteroid detection.

What happens if an asteroid hits the moon? Astronomers are racing to find answers
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-07-25
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Richard Moissl stated that there is no risk of the comet colliding with Earth.

Detectan un nuevo cometa interestelar que atraviesa el sistema solar a 200 mil km/h
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-07-03
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Richard Moissl is the head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency who provided details about the object's trajectory.

Sa vitesse est estimée à plus de 200.000km/heure, quel est ce mystérieux objet interstellaire qui traverse notre système solaire ?
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-07-03
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Richard Moissl, director of the planetary defense office of the European Space Agency, commented on the asteroid's impact probabilities.

2024 YR4: el asteroide que se temió podía impactar la Tierra amenaza ahora a la Luna | TECNOLOGIA
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2025-04-07
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, discusses the potential scientific value of an impact on the Moon.

Првично се проценува дека астероидот 2024 YR4 ќе удри во Земјата во 2032 година
Нова Македонија (Nova Makedonija)·North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia· 2025-04-05
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Richard Moissl, director de la oficina de defensa planetaria de la Agencia Espacial Europea, dijo a AFP que esto coincidía con sus estimaciones internas de alrededor de un 4%.

¿No a nosotros pero sí a la Luna?: asteroide ahora amenaza con impactarla - Ciencia
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-04-03
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Richard Moissl, head of the European Space Agency’s planetary defence office, spoke about asteroid 2024 YR.

European spacecraft captures rare images of Mars moon Deimos
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-03-14
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Richard Moissl warned that with increased surveys, more asteroids will be discovered, leading to more potential impact cases.

La sonde Hera frôle la planète Mars et, au passage, capture des photos de sa petite lune nommée Déimos
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-03-13
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Richard Moissl is the head of the Planetary Defense Office at ESA.

La NASA determinó en que lugar del planeta podría impactar el temible asteroide 2024 YR4
Clarín·ArgentinaArgentina· 2025-02-25
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, stated that while the collision risk is currently low, it is the highest recorded in over two decades.

Risco de asteroide YR4 colidir com a Terra aumenta para nível mais alto já registrado, divulga Nasa
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-02-24
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As Richard Moissl, the head of ESA’s planetary defense bureau, explains, while this asteroid is not 'the planet killer' some might fear, its impact could still be catastrophic for a single city.

NASA UPDATE: Is Asteroid 2024 YR4 a threat to Mumbai and Kolkata? Here’s what we know
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-02-24
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Richard Moissl is the head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency (ESA).

Como a Terra se prepara para o possível impacto de um asteroide
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-02-22
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Richard Moissl, head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency (ESA), recommended staying calm in the face of the asteroid threat.

¿cómo se prepara la Tierra para el posible impacto de un asteroide?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-02-20
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Richard Moissl discusses the challenges of predicting the trajectory of asteroid 2024YR4.

Asteroid 2024YR4: Bedroht er die Erde im Jahr 2032? Interview mit einem Esa-Experten - Wissen
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-02-20
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Richard Moissl discusses the challenges of predicting the trajectory of asteroid 2024YR4.

Asteroid 2024YR4: Bedroht er die Erde? - Wissen
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-02-20
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, stated that there is currently no danger from the asteroid.

La NASA aumentó el riesgo de que el asteroide 2024 YR4 choque contra la Tierra
Clarín·ArgentinaArgentina· 2025-02-20
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¿Por qué aumentan las probabilidades de impacto contra la Tierra?
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-02-20
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Richard Moissl is the head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency (ESA).

¿La Tierra está lista para el posible impacto de un asteroide?
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-02-19
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¿Cómo se prepara la Tierra para el posible impacto de un meteorito?
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, stated that there is currently no danger from the asteroid.

Astrónomos elevan a 3,1% el riesgo de impacto del asteroide YR4: ¿hay peligro real? | TECNOLOGIA
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, stated that while the risk of collision is currently low, it is the highest recorded in over two decades.

Sigue aumentando el riesgo de que el asteroide YR4 choque contra la Tierra - Ciencia
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, stated that while the risk of collision is currently low, it is the highest recorded in over two decades.

Asteroide 2024 YR4 ahora tiene mayor riesgo de impacto contra la Tierra
El Nacional·VenezuelaVenezuela· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl is the head of ESA's planetary defense bureau and commented on the asteroid's threat level.

‘City-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4’s threat rises: NASA highlights potential strike zones, including India |
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl, head of the planetary defense office at the European Space Agency, stated that there is currently no danger from the asteroid YR4.

El riesgo de que el asteroide YR4 choque contra la Tierra sube al 3.1%
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl is the head of ESA’s planetary defense office and reassured that the asteroid is not a crisis.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 : 'City killer' asteroid now has higher chance of hitting Earth |
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-02-19
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Richard Moissl is the head of the planetary defense office of the European Space Agency.

Κινδυνεύουμε από τον αστεροειδή 2024 YR4 που βρίσκεται σε «τροχιά» σύγκρουσης;
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-02-14
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Richard Moissl mentioned that the James Webb will calculate the exact diameter of the object.

La Nasa revela que el asteroide 2024 YR4 será visible hasta abril y no se verá de nuevo en años
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-02-14
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