Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.
Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
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What are the odds the asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth? NASA’s early detection programme will probably bring more false ...
NASA has revised the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, reducing it to 0.28%. There are ...
NASA has issued a huge update on the “city-killer” asteroid hurtling in Earth’s direction – and the odds of a collision have jumped drastically. After being discovered in ...
NASA announced the NEO Surveyor mission, which aims to detect and track asteroids that could pose a catastrophic threat to our planet.
Earth will witness three asteroids making close approaches on February 25, highlighting the need for continuous space ...
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